Description

Wanuway/Cape Arnhem Peninsula is characterised by broad sandy beaches and extensive dune fields bounded by unusually clear seas and mangrove-fringed tidal inlets. A dominant landscape feature of the peninsula area of Manydjarrarrnga-Wanuwuy is the wind formed Quaternary dune system, which rises to some 60 metres in places. Other geological formations included undifferentiated marine silts in the upper reaches of Daliwuy Bay, as well as Bradshaw granite outcrops which form localised yet distinctive habitats at several locations in the dune fields, on the offshore islets, and in Daliwuy Bay itself. A Special Permit is required to visit Wanuway and there is a ten vehicle maximum limit, per day.