In the Queensland Outback, the park is a place to visit for those seeking an experience in the arid areas of the country. Native wildlife and rare birdlife abound.
This part of Australia in the Channel Country of west Queensland, covers more
In the Queensland Outback, the park is a place to visit for those seeking an experience in the arid areas of the country. Native wildlife and rare birdlife abound.
This part of Australia in the Channel Country of west Queensland, covers more than 500,000 hectares. The terrain consists of ancient sandstone ranges, flood plains, grass plains as well as desert dunes.
The wetlands of Lake Constance and Hunters Gorge are attractions for the many types of birds that live here as well as large flocks of migrating birds.
Rivers only flow till they disperse into many smaller channels through this vast region, which extends into South Australia. Covering some 150,000 square kilometres, this arid region has been named Channel Country because of the many rivulets that cross these ancient flood plains.
The three main rivers, Georgina River, Cooper Creek and the Diamantina River and numerous smaller ones only flow when there is enough water before evaporating or draining into the dry soils. The last significant rains were in 2010, with the outflow ending up in Lake Eyre in South Australia.
The two most important towns in Channel Country are Birdsville and Windorah. Smaller settlements include Bedourie to the north and Betoota to the east. See the South West Queensland Map below.
Map showing the location of Lamington and others in the south east of Queensland and nor