Английская Википедия:Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge
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Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge, formerly Geikie Gorge, is a feature of the Napier Range in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located within the grounds of Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park, Шаблон:Convert from Fitzroy Crossing, Шаблон:Convert northeast of Perth and Шаблон:Convert east of Broome. It is believed to be one of the best-known and most easily accessed gorges in the region.[1]
The gorge was originally named in honour of Sir Archibald Geikie, the Director General of Geological Survey for Great Britain and Ireland, in 1883.[2] Known by local Bunuba people as Darngku[3][4] or as it is more usually spelt, Danggu,[5] the gorge was later (sometime before June 2019[6]) renamed Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge.[7] Danggu means "the area where the water is very deep under the cave" in the Bunuba language.[8]
Along with Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge, Geikie Gorge is part of an ancient barrier reef that developed during the Devonian Period.[2] The walls of the gorge are Шаблон:Cvt high.[9] The Шаблон:Convert gorge was created by the flowing waters of the Fitzroy River,[10] which still flows through the region. Freshwater crocodiles, Leichhardt's sawfish and coach-whip stingrays inhabit the river.[2][11]
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