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sturt national park - outback nsw - australia

A new day dawns in the Australian Outback. A sight to behold as the first light of day illuminates the amazing and picturesque Jump Ups. Sturt NP, Outback NSW, Australia. The ancient landforms, known as the Jump-Ups, are the remains of an ancient mountain range that have been eroded down over millions of years leaving the 150m plateau (Mesa) and the granite

The area provides the visitor with a great insight to the geomorphology of Outback Australia with ancient eroded mountain ranges and vast gibber plains easily illustrating the concept of the inland sea that early explorers like Charles Sturt believed covered the interior of Australia.

Sturt National Park is a true outback experience and affords the photographer with a diverse landscape with the colours and hues that are synonymous with Outback Australia.