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Vast National Park covering some 500,000ha of open plains
in the far west Queensland channel country. The Diamantina
River and its tributaries flow through this country and is a
welcome break in the monotonous flat plains that surround
you wherever you go out here. The country supports a
surprising variety of wildlife, including a colony of the
rare and endangered Bilby. Many birds call the park home
especially during the wet season although you might like to
visit at this time access to the park during the wet is
almost impossible. There are no sealed roads out here and
only suitable for 4WD. The landscape of the park varies in
the east it is it sweeps down from sandstone ranges, then
down to the Diamantina floodplains, then across the Mitchell
grasslands to dune country in the far west. The park is rich
in Aboriginal heritage.
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