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# Porcupine Gorge #

Porcupine Gorge is carved for 30 km through a surface layer of basalt and deeper layers of sandstone. It cuts through the Einasleigh Uplands region of north Queensland, disgorging on to the Gulf (of Carpentaria) Plains near Hughenden. The climate is tropical semi-arid.

I can only guess that this gorge got its name from a sighting of an Echidna (Spiny Anteater), which ISN'T a porcupine.
Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge		 in Porcupine Gorge
in Porcupine Gorge		 Porcupine Creek & the Pyramid
Porcupine Creek & the Pyramid		 Lancewood (Acacia shirleyi) scrub
Lancewood (Acacia shirleyi) scrub		 fungi in bitumen
fungi in bitumen
savanna
savanna		 fresh shoots after fire
fresh shoots after fire		 Rufous Bettong
Rufous Bettong		 Rufous Bettongs
Rufous Bettongs		 lung rock
lung rock
Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge		 Porcupine Creek
Porcupine Creek		 Porcupine Creek
Porcupine Creek		 Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge

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Chris Morton23-Jul-2014 06:38
a gorgeously gorgeous gorge whatever
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