Kunawaritji
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Kunawaritji Community is a location on the Canning Stock Route
near Well 33, and also the eastern end of Wapet Road
in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
.
The name has variant spellings - it is also can be found as Kunnawarritji.
It is an Aboriginal community location which has fuel and supplies in the lower southern part of the Great Sandy Desert
, or the western part of the Gibson Desert
.
It is in the Martu Determined Native title Area
and in the larger area also known as the Western Desert (Australia)
Most online sources regarding this isolated community are either four wheel drive or Canning stock route tour oriented websites or blogs concerned with the strategic location of fuel supplies
Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route is one of the toughest and most remote tracks in the world. It runs to Halls Creek from Wiluna, both in Western Australia. With a total distance of around it is also the longest historic stock route in the world...
near Well 33, and also the eastern end of Wapet Road
Wapet Road
Wapet RoadAlso known as Kidson Track is an outback track in the Pilbara region of Western AustraliaIt follows approximately the Canning Basin boundary in the Great Sandy Desert from a starting point 45 km south west of the Sandfire Roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway that continues some...
in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The name has variant spellings - it is also can be found as Kunnawarritji.
It is an Aboriginal community location which has fuel and supplies in the lower southern part of the Great Sandy Desert
Great Sandy Desert
The Great Sandy Desert is a desert located in the North West of Western Australia straddling the Pilbara and southern Kimberley regions. It is the second largest desert in Australia after the Great Victoria Desert and encompasses an area of...
, or the western part of the Gibson Desert
Gibson Desert
The Gibson Desert covers a large dry area in the state of Western Australia and is still largely in an almost "pristine" state. It is about in size, making it the 5th largest desert in Australia, after the Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Tanami and Simpson deserts.-Location and description:The Gibson...
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It is in the Martu Determined Native title Area
Martu (Indigenous Australian)
Mardu are an Australian Aboriginal people of the Western Desert. Their lands include the Percival Lakes and Pilbara regions in Western Australia...
and in the larger area also known as the Western Desert (Australia)
Most online sources regarding this isolated community are either four wheel drive or Canning stock route tour oriented websites or blogs concerned with the strategic location of fuel supplies