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King Leopold Ranges

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Shire of Derby/West Kimberley WA, PO Box 94, King Leopold Ranges, WA 6728
08 9191 0999

Description

The Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, formerly known as the King Leopold Ranges between 1879 and 2020, are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, formerly known as the King Leopold Ranges between 1879 and 2020, are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia.

There are two conservation parks within the ranges, the Wunaamin Conservation Park (in Wilinggin land) and Miluwindi Conservation Park (in Bunuba land, hence different spelling), bothformerly part of theKing Leopold Ranges Conservation Park.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Ngarinjin, Konejandi and Bunuba peoples.Cattle were first overlanded across the range in 1903. Leaving from Fitzroy Crossing and used to stock Mount Barnett Station, the trip took over six weeks to complete.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 39588.533 km2

Elevation: 201 to 500 metres

Town elevation: 361 m

Population number: 240

Local Government Area: Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Location

Shire of Derby/West Kimberley WA, PO Box 94, King Leopold Ranges, WA 6728

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on King Leopold Ranges, Western Australia