Mount Augustus National Park
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Mount Augustus is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 852 km north of Perth.
Fact sheet
- Area: 92 km²
- Coordinates: Template:Coor dms
- Date of establishment: 1989
- Managing authorities: Department of Conservation and Land Management
- IUCN category: III
See also: Protected areas of Western Australia
Mount Augustus, or Burringurrah as it is known by the local Wadjari Aboriginal people, is the largest monolith in the world. It is more than twice the size of Uluru standing 717 m above the surrounding plain and covering 47.95 km² over 8 km.
Mount Augustus National Park (http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/national_parks/previous_parks_month/mount_augustus.html)