- Ikheli: Western Australia 6770, Australia
- Ifoni: +61 8 9168 7300
- Iwebhusayithi: http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/purnululu
- Indawo: 2 397 km²
- Usuku lwesisekelo: 1987.
Mhlawumbe ipaki ethakazelisayo kakhulu eNtshonalanga Australia yiParkandu National Park. Le ndawo idume ngobuhlobo bayo obuyingqayizivele, yingakho ngo-1987 i-Purnandu ibhalwe njengesayithi le-UNESCO elivikelwe.
I-Purnarwa noma i-Bangl-Bangle?
Igama elingavamile lepaki linikezwe ngama-sandwich amaningi amaningi, ngoba ekuhunyushweni okuvela olimini lwaseAustraliya "i-purnandu" iyisihlabathi. Kweminye imithombo, ungathola elinye igama elithi "Bangl-Bangle" - ibanga lezintaba elisepaki.
Ezikhathini zasendulo, i-Purnandu yayinabantu bezizwe eziningi ababezibandakanya ekuzaleni izinkomo nasezolimo, njengoba kuboniswa ukutholakala kwezindawo zakudala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuvakashelwa kwabantu kukukhumbuza ukudweba kwamadwala nokumbelwa okuningi okuye kwasinda esikhathini sethu.
Yini ephawulekayo mayelana nepaki kulezi zinsuku?
Namuhla, i-Purnandu National Park idonsela izivakashi izikwele ezinkulu, lapho kutholakala khona amapulazi angasolwandle, i-Mount Bangle-Bangle, i-Ord River, iziqhingi ezinotshani, ama-limestone, kodwa izintaba ze-bee-hives zibhekwa njengezikhonkwane eziyinhloko. "Hives" yimbangela yenqubo yokukhukhula kwamadwala, okwagcina iminyaka engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-20. Futhi manje izivakashi zingabona indlela i-sandstone ekhanyayo efakwe ngayo yizimpawu zombala omnyama.
Kumele uqaphele ukuthi imifino yePurnandu ayiyona into encane eyithakazelisayo. Engxenyeni yamahektha angu-250 ikhula ngezinhlobo zezitshalo ezingaba ngu-650, ezingu-13 zazo ziyiziqu. Okuvame kakhulu yi-eucalyptus, u-acacia, kanye negravel. Izwe lesilwane limelelwa yizilwane ezincelisayo, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, izinyoni, izinhlanzi, izinhlobonhlobo zezilwane ezingafani.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ungadlulisela ku-Purnandu ngemoto, uhamba eduze kwe-Spring Creek Track ukuya edolobheni lase-Kununurra, bese uvula kwi-Great Northern Highway. Uhambo luzothatha cishe amahora amathathu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindiza zezindiza nezindiza ezilula zibalekela ku-National Park.
Ungavakashela iPurnandu National Park nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, njengoba umsebenzi wawo usebenza ngehora. Ukungena kukhululekile.
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