Beloved Aṉangu Country given heritage listing

Watarrka National Park is on the traditional lands of the Aṉangu people.

A national park in the Red Centre that's home to Kings Canyon and an important Aṉangu cultural site has been placed on the federal heritage list. Watarrka National Park, 300km west of Alice Springs, sits on the traditional lands of the Aṉangu people.

This includes Kings Canyon, described as a living plant museum, and Mereenie Sandstone geometric patterns formed over 400 million years. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says Watarrka is one of the most visited parks in the Alice Springs region and supports rare and threatened plant species.

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