Balancing Act - Karlu Karlu - Devils Marbles, Northern Territory
by Lexa Harpell
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Balancing Act - Karlu Karlu - Devils Marbles, Northern Territory
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Lexa Harpell
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Australia Rocks Series by Lexa Harpell.
Balancing Act – Karlu Karlu – Devils Marbles, Northern Territory.
Take the time to wander around and marvel at this natural phenomenon scattered across the area.
This reserve sits about 105kms south of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia.
A deep spiritual and cultural place to the Aboriginals of the area – known to them as Karlu Karlu – meaning ‘Round Boulders’.
Named by Europeans as the ’ Devils Marbles’ when John Ross from the Austrlaian Overland Telegraph Expidition in 1870 said “This is the Devil’s country; he’s even emptied his bag of marbles around the place!”
“The Devils Marbles are large granitic boulders that form the exposed top layer of an extensive and mostly underground granite formation. The natural processes of weathering and erosion have created the various shapes of the boulders. Some of the boulders are naturally but precariously balanced atop one another or on larger rock formations, while others have been split cleanly down the middle by natural forces. The boulders are situated in a wide and shallow desert valley, and are found in scattered groups mainly in the western side of the reserve.” Wikipedia
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May 7th, 2017
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Maryse Jansen
Congratulations! Your image won a second place in the Rocks in the Landscape - The Best Of Down Under Contest! You Little Ripper! It will be featured on the group home page and placed in our discussion thread for group contest winners archive. LF
Lexa Harpell replied:
Thank you Maryse for creating the contest and the opportunity to participate. L:)
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