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police outpost which is on the southern side of the ranges approximately four kilometres from Windjana.
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The highest point in the Napier Range is Mount Behm that is 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level.
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and Geikie Gorge that were formed over 350 million years ago as part of the same limestone reef.
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have been discovered in the Range but no active mine sites exist within the area.
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A major expedition was carried out through the Range in 1988 by the
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involving 30 scientists. The scientists were studying the
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is responsible for the formation of Windjana Gorge. The
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but the Napier Range is mostly made from heavily eroded
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Mountain range in Western Australia's Kimberley region
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Kimberley
Western Australia
Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges
sandstone
limestone
karst
Devonian
Windjana Gorge
Tunnel Creek
Fitzroy River
Geikie Gorge
Lennard River
Barker River
Jandamarra
Lillimilura
copper
lead
Royal Geographical Society
Linnaean Society
biology
geomorphology


"Napier Range, Western Australia"
"New name confirmed for Western Australia's King Leopold Ranges"


"Research on a geological last frontier"

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