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Kings Canyon
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Thomas Sautter (mjdundee)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 76 W: 0 N: 287]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (1207) |
| Genre: Landscapes |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 1994-10 |
| Categories: River |
| Camera: Minolta X-700 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-12-20 4:00 |
| Viewed: 2005 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Kings Canyon is said to be the largest gorge in Australia - who has seen them all?
This one is taken during the rim walk which takes about 2.5 hours and starts with a steep climb left of the carpark. The lady on the left is 1.8 m tall and looks down from the southern edge of the rim.
Located mid-way between Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Watarrka National Park covers 71,000 hectares and is home to Kings Canyon. This ancient landscape has evolved over hundreds of millions of years, featuring remarkable geological formations that date back 440 million years.
The Luritja people have inhabited the land for over 20,000 years, with the first European explorer Ernest Giles traversing the region in 1872. Kings Canyon is part of the rugged George Gill Ranges and rises 270 metres above Kings Creek.
The sandstone of Kings Canyon was laid 440 millions years ago at about the same time the first life on land appeared. When you think that the earth was formed 4,600 million years ago, that 3,600 million years ago the first signs of life appeared in our oceans, or that just 65 million years ago the dinosaurs became extinct, you can appreciate how ancient the Central Australian landscape is and what monumental forces have shaped and moulded what you see today.
Source: own & kings canyon resort |
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- dew77
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(13209) - [2005-12-20 4:40]
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Hello Thomas!
Very nice landscape.I liked POV,details,colors,lighting and composition a lot.TFS...:-)
Hi Thomas!
This place is really.... wonderful. Great rocks with fantastic panorama. In our country we havent't nothisg similar.
I'm impressed of power of nature.
