Willandra Lakes Region, Arumpo Mungo National Park Rd, Robinvale, NSW, Australia
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S 33° 43.399 E 143° 01.647
54H E 687850 N 6266675
A World Heritage Area in western NSW
Waymark Code: WM17ZGM
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/27/2023
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The Willandra Lakes are the fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago.
About 240,000ha, the area consists of six large and many smaller vegetated dry lake basins in a dunefield, stabilised by mallee vegetation. Mallee and spinifex . Included in the area is Mungo National Park which is noted for the archaeological remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady, the oldest human remains discovered in Australia.
When last full, over 15,000 years ago, the lakes had a surface area of over 1,000 kilometre squared, represented an important source of water and supported food resources for early man.
List: World Heritage List
Place ID: 105107
Place File No: 1/05/360/0002
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Year built: Not listed
Status: Not listed
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