Soaring Palms and Striking Cliffs

Deep inside Butterfly Gorge

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Following Ancient Footsteps - Explorations in Stone Country

July 29th 2021
The Jawoyn people, who historically inhabit the Stone Country around Katherine in the Northern Territory, believe that a rainbow serpent named Borong carved a great gorge through the heart of their land. Then from the west came a dragon-like creature named Nabilil, who travelled through the gorge before camping high up on the plateau above. While Nabilil was sleeping, Walarrk the Cave Bat speared ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Nitmiluk National Park

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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