Back Tunnel-Creek-Nationalpark German Parque nacional Arroyo Túnel Spanish Tunnel Creek Nemzeti Park Hungarian ടണൽ ക്രീക്ക് ദേശീയോദ്യാനം Malayalam Nationaal park Tunnel Creek Dutch Таннел-Крик (национальный парк) Russian Vườn quốc gia Tunnel Creek Vietnamese
| Tunnel Creek National Park Western Australia | |
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 Tunnel Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia | |
  Tunnel Creek National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Derby |
| Coordinates | 17°36′43″S 125°08′34″E / 17.61194°S 125.14278°E |
| Established | 1992 |
| Area | 91 ha (225 acres)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Website | Tunnel Creek National Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Tunnel Creek National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 1,845 kilometres (1,146 mi) northeast of Perth and 390 km (240 mi) east of Broome. The natural cave through which Tunnel Creek flows is a major attraction of the park.
Many Aboriginal rock paintings and speleothems are present in the cave decorating the walls. The cave was the hideout of the Aboriginal warrior Jandamarra, who was killed outside the entrance of the cave in 1897.[2] It is part of the Balili (Devonian Reef) Conservation Park.
- ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Caves of Australia - Tunnel Creek National Park - Cave of Bats". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.