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Kennedy Range National Park is a national park in Gascoyne region of Western Australia (Australia), approximately 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/distancedraw2?rec1=293571&placename=perth&placetype=0&state=0&place1=KENNEDY+RANGE&place1long=114.826393&place1lat=-24.531940 )〕 north of Perth and about 〔 east of Carnarvon. Kennedy Range is found on the edge of the Gascoyne River catchment area and is a weathered plateau that extends for a distance of 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian National Parks )〕 essentially forming a huge mesa. Spectacular sandstone cliffs can be found on the southern and eastern sides of the range which are dissected by steep canyons which have an elevation of up to .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Western Australia Tourism - Kennedy Range National Park )〕 The Range formed a natural border for two aboriginal peoples, the ''Maia'' and the ''Malgaru''. Natural springs located on the edge of the ranges would have provided game to hunt and outcrops of chert would have provided stone for tools. Over 100 sites provide evidence that the traditional owners inhabited the area for over 20,000 years prior to European settlement. The first European to explore the area was Francis Thomas Gregory whose expedition reached the range in 1858. Gregory named the range after the Governor of Western Australia at the time, Arthur Edward Kennedy. He also named the nearby Lyons River in the same expedition before continuing to Mount Augustus. Pastoralists arrived in the area shortly afterward with Charles Brockman setting up Boolathana Station in 1877 and the region experienced success in wool production until the 1930s when the overgrazing, drought and the great depression caused most businesses to fail.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Department of the Environment - Park Finder - Kennedy Range National Park )〕 The valleys and plains of the range had been severely degraded but the range top was only slightly damaged as a result of pastoral activity. The area has been explored for minerals but has not been mined. The park was officially gazetted in 1993 and contains some facilities for visitors. A bush toilet and camp-sites are located at Temple Gorge, but it is planned to re-locate this camp ground. There are a number of walk trails within the park but no water is available. Entry to the park is free but camp-site fees apply.〔 A popular time to visit the park is following heavy rains when wildflowers emerge. Over 80 species of wildflower are known to inhabit the park including Mulla Mulla,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australia's Coral Coast )〕 Hakeas, Eremophilas, Calytrix, Verticordia and various everlasting daisies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ross Graden Tours )〕 ==See also== * Protected areas of Western Australia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kennedy Range National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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