Nullarbor National Park
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Nullarbor National Park is a national park located in South Australia
(Australia
), 887 km west of Adelaide.
The northern boundary is with the Nullarbor Regional Reserve
, its western end is at the Western Australia
-South Australia state border - with Border Village as the main locality at that boundary. The eastern boundary is located in line with the Nullarbor Roadhouse.
The Eyre Highway
in its current alignment, and the Old Eyre Highway alignment, run through the centre of the reserve. The old alignment also has ruins and abandoned tanks along its route: Bunabi Tank, Coompana Tank, Yangoonie Tank, Cundalabbie Tank, Number 2 Tank, and Mallabie Tank
It adjoins the Great Australian Bight Marine Park
and includes the Bunda Cliffs
that exist just south of the new Eyre Highway route for most of its traverse within the park.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 887 km west of Adelaide.
The northern boundary is with the Nullarbor Regional Reserve
Nullarbor Regional Reserve
Nullarbor Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 300 km west of Ceduna.Its boundaries are defined by the Trans-Australian Railway to the north and the Nullarbor National Park to the south. Its western boundary is with the Western Australia - South Australian state border...
, its western end is at the 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...
-South Australia state border - with Border Village as the main locality at that boundary. The eastern boundary is located in line with the Nullarbor Roadhouse.
The Eyre Highway
Eyre Highway
The Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. Signed as National Highway 1/A1, it forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It was named after explorer Edward John Eyre, who was the first to...
in its current alignment, and the Old Eyre Highway alignment, run through the centre of the reserve. The old alignment also has ruins and abandoned tanks along its route: Bunabi Tank, Coompana Tank, Yangoonie Tank, Cundalabbie Tank, Number 2 Tank, and Mallabie Tank
It adjoins the Great Australian Bight Marine Park
Great Australian Bight Marine Park
Great Australian Bight is a marine national park in South Australia and in Western Australia, 918 km west of Adelaide.The area extends from West of Ceduna to the Western Australian border an additional area of a wide strip that extends to off-shore, forming a large T shape.The total area of the...
and includes the Bunda Cliffs
Bunda cliffs
The Bunda cliffs is an aboriginal name which has been used in South Australia for the name of the Nullarbor coastal cliffs. The usage is not included in national geographic name databases - but the usage is general in South Australia...
that exist just south of the new Eyre Highway route for most of its traverse within the park.