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Around Kununurra Photos

where is it?
east of the Kimberley, Western Australia
Kununurra (Aboriginal: meeting of the big waters)
as well as being a base for exploits into the famous Kimberley,
has an almost endless selection of sights within a short distance



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Lake Argyll

is the largest freshwater lake in Australia, 15X the volume of Sydney Harbour, provides water for a power station and huge fruit and vegetable farms



dramatic sculptured rock formations at Mirama National Park (Hidden Valley) 3kms (2 miles) from town



view from Five Rivers Lookout at Wyndham on the coast

Old Afghan Cemetery,
just out of Wyndham

Afghan camel drivers and their camels were the main mode of transport in much of outback Australia the late 1800s

Lily Creek Lagoon

plenty of birdlife right on the edge of Kununurra

Comb-Crested Jacana

it's large feet enable it to scamper from lily pad to lily pad across Lily Creek Lagoon