# Napier Range

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Mountain range in Western Australia's Kimberley region

Danggu (Geikie) Gorge in the Napier Range, 2007

Windjana Gorge in the Napier Range

The **Napier Ranges** are located in the [Kimberley](/source/Kimberley_(Western_Australia)) region of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). The range is south of and runs parallel to the [Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges](/source/Wunaamin-Miliwundi_Ranges) (formerly King Leopold Ranges).[1][2]

The majority of the Kimberley is composed of [sandstone](/source/Sandstone) but the Napier Range is mostly made from heavily eroded [limestone](/source/Limestone), or [karst](/source/Karst), with the ridges composed of an ancient [Devonian](/source/Devonian) reef system.[3]

They feature the impressive [Windjana Gorge](/source/Windjana_Gorge) and [Tunnel Creek](/source/Tunnel_Creek) and Geikie Gorge that were formed over 350 million years ago as part of the same limestone reef.

The [Fitzroy River](/source/Fitzroy_River_(Western_Australia)) cuts through the range at [Geikie Gorge](/source/Geikie_Gorge), while the [Lennard River](/source/Lennard_River) is responsible for the formation of Windjana Gorge.[4] The [Barker River](/source/Barker_River) also carved Barker gorge through the range.[1]

The highest point in the Napier Range is Mount Behm that is 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level.

The ranges were made famous by [Jandamarra](/source/Jandamarra), who was the subject of a massive police hunt and caused the construction of the [Lillimilura](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lillimilura&action=edit&redlink=1) police outpost which is on the southern side of the ranges approximately four kilometres from Windjana.

Some small deposits of [copper](/source/Copper) and [lead](/source/Lead) have been discovered in the Range but no active mine sites exist within the area.[5]

A major expedition was carried out through the Range in 1988 by the [Royal Geographical Society](/source/Royal_Geographical_Society) and the [Linnaean Society](/source/Linnaean_Society) involving 30 scientists. The scientists were studying the [biology](/source/Biology) and [geomorphology](/source/Geomorphology) of the Range.[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-austime_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-austime_1-1) M. H. Monroe (30 September 2011). ["Napier Range, Western Australia"](http://austhrutime.com/napier_range.htm). Austhrutime. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["New name confirmed for Western Australia's King Leopold Ranges"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-03/wa-king-leopold-ranges-renamed-wunaamin-miliwundi-ranges/12416254?sf235663603). *www.abc.net.au*. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-exp_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-exp_3-1) ["Research on a geological last frontier"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101986671). *[Canberra Times](/source/Canberra_Times)*. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 4 June 1988. p. 20. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Derby Tourism Bureau - Windjana Gorge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090410002656/http://www.derbytourism.com.au/pages.asp?code=54). 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.derbytourism.com.au/pages.asp?code=54) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Geology of Australia"](http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/2b69a0f02f44c730ca2569de001f1083!OpenDocument). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.

## External links

- [Jandamarra](http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/postcards_forms/wa_kimberley/index.htm)

[17°18′S 124°45′E / 17.300°S 124.750°E / -17.300; 124.750](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Napier_Range&params=17_18_S_124_45_E_region:AU-WA_type:mountain_source:GNS-enwiki)

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