Z Bend
The Z Bend is a popular tourist lookout on the Murchison River Gorge in Western Australia. It is located at 27°39′19″S 114°27′19″E / 27.65528°S 114.45528°ECoordinates: 27°39′19″S 114°27′19″E / 27.65528°S 114.45528°E,[1][2] about 30 kilometres east of Kalbarri, in the Kalbarri National Park. One of four lookouts in the national park, it is situated on a sharp bend in the gorge. The view includes an excellent section through the Tumblagooda Sandstone, a geological sequence of fluvial and coastal deposits over a kilometre deep.[3]
[edit] Facilities
Picnic seating and toilets are situated next to the car park. From the car park there is a walk of about 500 metres to the gorge lookout. There is then a climb of about 50 metres to the bed of the Murchison River.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
- ^ "Z Bend". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=288127.
- ^ a b Mory, A. J.; Hocking, R. M. (2008). Geology of the Kalbarri and Mingenew areas — A field guide. Geological Survey of Western Australia Record 2008/11. Department of Industry and Resources, Government of Western Australia. http://geodocs.doir.wa.gov.au/search.jsp?cabinetId=1101&Combined=N08S/4. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
