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The Bungle Bungle Range, Australia

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The Bungle Bungle Range is a spectacularly incised landscape of orange 
an grey dome shaped sandstones rising 250 metres above the grass land. 
The Bungle Bungle Range is one of the most fascinating preserved 
geological landmarks, located in Purnululu National Park in the 
Kimberley region of Western Australia. The Bungle Bungles were not 
really discovered as a travel destination until the mid 1800s.</div>
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Photograph by Neerav Bhatt</td></tr>
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Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic</td></tr>
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A series of beehive-shaped towers or cones were formed by the combined 
effect of wind and rainfall on Devonian-age quartz sandstone over a 
period of 20 million years. </div>
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Photograph by NeilsPhotography</td></tr>
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Photograph by Vallausa</td></tr>
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Unique depositional processes and weathering gave spectacular black and 
orange banded appearance to these dome shaped towers. The dark layers in
 the sandstone were formed by biological processes of cyanobacteria, 
previously called blue-grey algae, that serve to stabilise and protect 
the ancient sandstone formations. These dark layers have a higher clay 
content so that hold moisture better. The lighter coloured layers have 
less clay, are more porous and dry out quickly. Cyanobacteria can't grow
 here and without the protective coat the surface is exposed to 
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Source(s) : <span style="font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">kimberleyaustralia.com, </span><span style="font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">whc.unesco.org</span> </div>
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The Bungle Bungle Range, Australia

The Bungle Bungle Range is a spectacularly incised landscape of orange an grey dome shaped sandstones rising 250 metres above the grass ...