Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge

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, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Fitzroy Crossing, 1,831 km (1,138 mi) northeast of Perth and 420 km (260 mi) east of Broome. It is believed to be one of the best-known and most easily accessed gorges in the region.

The gorge was originally named in honour of Sir Archibald Geikie, the Director General of Geological Survey for Great Britain and Ireland, in 1883. Known by local Bunuba people as Darngku or as it is more usually spelt, Danggu, the gorge was later (sometime before June 2019) renamed Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge. Danggu means "the area where the water is very deep under the cave" in the Bunuba language.

Along with Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge, Geikie Gorge is part of an ancient barrier reef that developed during the Devonian Period. The walls of the gorge are 30 m (98 ft) high. The 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) gorge was created by the flowing waters of the Fitzroy River, which still flows through the region. Freshwater crocodiles, Leichhardt's sawfish and coach-whip stingrays inhabit the river.

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