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The King Leopold Ranges are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia. The range was named on 6 June 1879 by the explorer Alexander Forrest, during an expedition in the Kimberley area, after King Leopold II of Belgium, "for the great interest taken by His Majesty in exploration". Crossed by the Gibb River Road about east of Derby, part of the ranges are covered by the King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park, managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The ranges separate the main Kimberley plateau from the southern Fitzroy plains and consist of quartz sandstone intruded by dolerite. The ranges are shaped like a crescent with a length of running from the northern end of the Durack Range in the East to east of Secure Bay in the West Kimberley. The range is estimated to cover a total area of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of King Leopold Ranges )〕 The ranges, which have an average height , were named by Alexander Forrest in 1879 after King Leopold II of Belgium. The highest point of the range is found at Mount Wells which is above mean sea level.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Landgate Media Release - Proposal to rename King Leopold Ranges )〕 The next two highest peaks are Mount Ord at and Mount Broome at . Nearby features include Mount Hart, Bell Gorge, Silent Grove and Lennard Gorge as well as the Napier Range and Queen Victoria's Head granite outcrop. Fitzroy Bluff is formed where the Fitzroy River carves through the range. Camping is permitted at Mount Hart Station, Bell Creek or at Silent Grove. The traditional owners of the area are the ''Ngarinjin'', ''Konejandi'' and ''Bunaba'' peoples.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database )〕 Cattle were first overlanded across the range in 1903. Leaving from Fitzroy Crossing and used to stock Mount Barnett Station, the trip took over six weeks to complete. ==Physiography== The ranges are a distinct physiographic section of the larger Kimberly Block province, which in turn is part of the larger West Australian Shield division. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Leopold Ranges」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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