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Mungo National Park (RESERVE), NSW Details
Description
A reserve W of Lake Mungo and 11 km N of Chibnalwood Lake.
Origin
Name Mungo is apparently a property name in local use within the area. A world heritage area with the Wilandra lakes system have prov- ided evidence of earliest known human occupation in Aust. (40 000 BP). Also oldest known cremation (25 000 BP) including ritual burial and an insight into Aboriginal use of land over 1000s yrs. (NSW Aborig. map)
Mungo National Park (RESERVE), NSW
| title | Mungo National Park (RESERVE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 40604 |
| placename | Mungo National Park |
| designation | RESERVE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BALRANALD |
| description | A reserve W of Lake Mungo and 11 km N of Chibnalwood Lake. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Name Mungo is apparently a property name in local use within the area. A world heritage area with the Wilandra lakes system have prov- ided evidence of earliest known human occupation in Aust. (40 000 BP). Also oldest known cremation (25 000 BP) including ritual burial and an insight into Aboriginal use of land over 1000s yrs. (NSW Aborig. map) |
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