Karlu Karlu

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Karlu Karlu is a culturally significant Aboriginal sacred site in Australia's Northern Territory, renowned for its striking, rounded granite boulders known as the Devils Marbles.

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Karlu Karlu canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Devils Marbles ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains fractured rock surfaces ⓘ
split boulders ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
culturalSignificance Aboriginal sacred site ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 100 km south of Tennant Creek ⓘ
approximately 400 km north of Alice Springs ⓘ
elevation approximately 400 metres above sea level ⓘ
featureOf Australian outback landscape ⓘ
formationProcess weathering and erosion of granite ⓘ
geologicalAge Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
surface form: Proterozoic
governingJurisdiction Northern Territory Government ⓘ
hasAccess publicly accessible ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register ⓘ
hasOfficialName Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve ⓘ
hasPart rounded granite boulders ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus conservation reserve ⓘ
hasRestrictions cultural access restrictions in some areas ⓘ
hasSpiritualMeaning Dreaming site ⓘ
hasUse cultural ceremonies ⓘ
storytelling site ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
isOn Stuart Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSubjectOf Aboriginal Dreaming stories ⓘ
Australian tourism promotion ⓘ
languageOfName Warumungu language ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Territory ⓘ
central Australia ⓘ
managedBy Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory ⓘ
managementType joint management with Traditional Owners ⓘ
meaningOfName “round boulders” ⓘ
near Wauchope, Northern Territory ⓘ
notableFeature large balancing boulders ⓘ
spheroidal weathering patterns ⓘ
region Barkly Tableland ⓘ
surface form: Barkly Tableland region
rockType granite ⓘ
significantFor Alyawarre people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaytetye people ⓘ
Warlpiri people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warumungu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismInfrastructure car park ⓘ
viewing areas ⓘ
walking tracks ⓘ
traditionalName Karlu Karlu self-link ⓘ

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