Kalumburu Road

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Kalumburu Road

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Kalumburu Road (blue and white)
General information
TypeRural road
Length267 km (166 mi)
Major junctions

The Kalumburu Road in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is a 267 kilometre unsealed road that connects the Gibb River Road to the Aboriginal community of Kalumburu on the coast via the Mitchell Plateau. [1] [2] The road, which often becomes inaccessible during the wet season, [3] is suitable for four-wheel drive traffic and facilities are limited to supplies available at the roadhouse at the Drysdale River Station. [4] Kalumburu Road runs north from the Gibb River Road, which it intersects approximately 250 km west of Kununurra. [5] It also provides visitors access to Mitchell Falls.

See also

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References

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  2. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 89. ISBN   978-1-86500-456-3.
  3. O'Byrne, Denis; Rob Van Driesum; Paul Harding; Pete Cruttenden; Mic Looby (1988). Lonely Planet Outback Australia. p. 321. ISBN   1-86450-187-1.
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  5. Gebicki, Michael (14 May 2005). "Discovering Our Glorious Frontier". The Sun-Herald. The Age. Retrieved 7 September 2008.