Painted Desert rock formations, Arckaringa Station, South Australia


On Ackaringa Station, South Australia, the Painted Desert rock formations are an ancient inland sea bed, eroded over time, leaving steep multi-cloured shale ridges. The formations. are similar to The Breakaways of Coober Pedy, 135km to the south.


Size: 4900px × 3675px
Location: Painted Desert, Arckaringa, South Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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