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The Bungle Bungle Ranges - Kimberley Australia The sandstone formation of the Bungle Bungle ranges is estimated to be 350 million years old, give or take a few millions Like the reefs at the Geikie and Windjana gorges the range was formed during the Devonian period
Bungle Bungle Range - Wikipedia These sedimentary formations were deposited into the Red Basin 275 to 250 million years ago, when active faults altered the landscape The combined effects of wind from the Tanami Desert and rainfall over millions of years shaped the domes
Bungle Bungle Range - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help The Bungle Bungle Range is a group of enormous striped rock formations in northern Australia It includes numerous rounded cones and towers of sandstone that have been shaped over time by water and wind
Bungle Bungle Range - NASA Earth Observatory Water cuts between the peaks, wearing the soft sandstone away so that deep gorges and small gullies separate the rounded peaks The deepest such gorge was formed where the Piccaninny Creek flows through the range Water has also created the colorful bands that circle the Bungle Bungles
How were the Bungle Bungles in North Western Australia formed? These regions were part of an ancient river, which didn't make it to the ocean before spreading out and drying up, which resulted in layers upon layers of compressed deposits (hence the stripes), but mostly made up of sandstone, a stone type which is very easily eroded
YEC vs OEC: The Bungle Bungle Range The Bungle Bungle Range, with its estimated age of 350 million years, fits comfortably within this timeline, its formation attributed to gradual processes occurring over vast stretches of time
Bungle Bungles geology | Australian Walking Holidays Blog The birth of the Bungle Bungles occurred between 250-275 million years ago, when active faults altered the landscape and sedimentary formations were deposited into the Ord Basin
Purnululu National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre The sandstone towers of the Bungle Bungle Range, provide an outstanding example of the geomorphic process of weathering by wind, rain and flowing water The biological crusts that wind in dark bands across their surface are essential to the formation of the towers