Flinders Ranges virtual tourists to be 'teleported' into the deep past as part of World Heritage bid

While the Flinders Ranges in South Australia's outback are hundreds of millions of years old, the region's rugged landscapes are getting a more contemporary treatment as part of a move to secure lasting global recognition.

The end result, they hope, will allow participants to put on VR headsets to undergo a "journey through deep geological time". "We thought what better way to do it than to create a virtual tour where people can learn about all the fantastic geology, all the fantastic palaeontology, all the stories that really give us an insight into a critical period of Earth's history.

Seems like it would be outside my 25km

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