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| One of a cluster of Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island |
AUSTRALIA'S "REMARKABLE ROCKS" IN FLINDERS NATIONAL PARK ON KANGAROO ISLAND
One of the major attractions in Flinder’s National Park on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Australia are the “Remarkable Rocks".
These massive granite boulders sculpted over millennia by wind and weather are balanced on a smooth 75 metre high rocky cliff that plunges straight to the sea.
An Aboriginal legend
A local story relates how 3000 years ago the entire Aboriginal population of the island committed mass suicide from these same rocks. Because of this event and others of a spiritual nature, mainland Aborigines call Kangaroo Island ‘Karta, Land of the Dead’. Under no condition will they venture anywhere near it.
These massive granite boulders sculpted over millennia by wind and weather are balanced on a smooth 75 metre high rocky cliff that plunges straight to the sea.
An Aboriginal legend
A local story relates how 3000 years ago the entire Aboriginal population of the island committed mass suicide from these same rocks. Because of this event and others of a spiritual nature, mainland Aborigines call Kangaroo Island ‘Karta, Land of the Dead’. Under no condition will they venture anywhere near it.
There is abundant wildlife to see in this area including kangaroos, koalas, seals at Seal Bay and Cape Barren Geese.
Photos copyright Anne Gordon
Posted by Anne Gordon on Thursday, 30th December, 2010
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