where is it?
in the far west of the Northern Territory, 50 kms East of Kununurra
access is by gravel road - non 4WD OK
this park of over 700 sq kms has it all; tropical bird wetlands,
over 2,500 Aboriginal drawings (up to 5,000 years old),
walks through rock gorges, palm trees, wallabies...
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a beautiful sunrise seen from
the information board at the park entrance welcomed me
Aboriginal drawings of the "Gangi
Ngang" , the first men of the local Mirriwung tribe
beautiful natural window at Nganalam (Cockatoo Dreaming), the
major Aboriginal art site at Keep River National Park
close up showing
rock features on wall near Nigli Gap
morning light strikes this Royal
Spoonbill, perched high in a tree beside Cockatoo Lagoon (a
permanent waterhole)
over 100 different birds can
be found in this park