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Bungle Bungle Range

Rank:

Top 1000

Wonder Type: Natural

Country: Australia

Best of: Landform, Rock Formation

Description:

The distinctive beehive-shaped towers are made up of sandstones and conglomerates (rocks composed mainly of pebbles and boulders and cemented together by finer material). These sedimentary formations were deposited into the Rd Basin 375 to 350 million years ago, when active faults were altering the landscape. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Bungle Bungle Range", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.