{{Short description|Section of the Murchison River in Western Australia}} {{For|the type of bend in sheet metal|Joggle bending}} [[File:Z Bend.jpg|thumb|right|View of Murchison River Gorge from the Z Bend lookout.]]
The '''Z Bend''' lookout is a popular tourist lookout on the Murchison River Gorge in Western Australia. It is located at {{coord|27|39|19|S|114|27|19|E|region:AU-WA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}},<ref name="Gazetteer 1996">Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.</ref><ref name="Gazetteer 288127">{{Gazetteer of Australia | name = Z Bend | id = 288127}}</ref> about {{convert|30|km}} east of Kalbarri, in the Kalbarri National Park. One of four lookouts in the national park, it is situated on a sharp bend in the gorge. The view includes an excellent section through the Tumblagooda Sandstone, a geological sequence of fluvial and coastal deposits over {{convert|1|km|spell=in}} deep.<ref name="Mory 2008">{{cite journal | author1 = Mory, A. J. | author2 = Hocking, R. M. | year = 2008 | title = Geology of the Kalbarri and Mingenew areas — A field guide | version = Geological Survey of Western Australia Record 2008/11 | publisher = Department of Industry and Resources, Government of Western Australia | url = http://geodocs.doir.wa.gov.au/search.jsp?cabinetId=1101&Combined=N08S/4 | access-date = 2008-01-23 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Facilities== Picnic seating and toilets are situated next to the car park. From the car park there is a walk of about {{convert|500|m}} to the gorge lookout. There is then a climb of about {{convert|50|m}} to the bed of the Murchison River.<ref name="Mory 2008"/>
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Category:Tourist attractions in Western Australia Category:Landforms of Western Australia