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Geologic Formation Attractions In Yalgorup National Park

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Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes, the name rises from the two Noongar words Yalgor meaning lake and up meaning place of.The area is part of the Peel-Yalgorup Wetland system which is classified as a Ramsar Wetland Site and was added to the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance in 1990. Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.
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Geologic Formation Attractions In Yalgorup National Park

  • 2. Canal Rocks Yallingup
    Canal Rocks is a series of granite rocks in the Indian Ocean just off the coast situated approximately 4 kilometres south of Yallingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Noongar name for this place is Winjee Sam.The rock formation takes its name from the narrow channel between the rocks that has formed from the coastal waters eroding the granite-gneiss away over time. The rocks that make up the canals are part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, or Leeuwin complex. The rocks that make up the feature consist of hornblende-biotite monzogranite gneiss that are medium to coarse-grained and moderately foliated containing minerals such as perthite, quartz, hornblende with accessory biotite, opaques, apatite, and zircon. The original rock that underwent medium metamorphism was grani...
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