MORNING GLORY CLOUDS, AUSTRALIA
Be up bright and early at dawn for the chance to watch a meteorological wonder roll into northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria. The Morning Glory is a tubular cloud (or series of clouds) up to 1000km in length, that rolls across the sky in the early morning, pushing great updrafts ahead of it. It’s these updrafts that have made it one of the great places for gliding and hang-gliding adventures. First soared in 1989, Morning Glories have carried gliders for more than 700km and up to six hours.
The Morning Glories usually occur from September to late October. Burketown in northern Queensland makes a good base for viewing.
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