AN INTERESTING PILE OF GRANITE BOULDERS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA LANDFORM STUDY

On first observation you may not think that a group of round granite boulders (tors) are interesting. However this group i n Central Australia have a long history of interest with Aboriginal people and an interest in their uniqueness and formation. The journey from Alice Springs to Darwin by road takes many hours. Not far off the Stuart Highway there are piles of rounded boulders. This unit allows closer inspection. The boulders are contained in a National Park. Their Aboriginal name is KARLU KARLU. Their European name is THE DEVIL'S MARBLES. This unit can stand alone as a unique place of interest. It could be added to the study of landforms in Arid Australia. It was originally prepared for Australian students in lower to mid secondary levels,but it will have wider appeal. Join the tourists who visit the area. Discover how the hundreds of granite boulders were formed beneath the surface and were modified above the surface. To add scope to the study a true story of damage to the boulders is added as an attachment. If you are looking for a story where the penalty fitted the method of recovery - this is one. Don't be put off by the title. It's rather a challenge to provide a title for a large group of boulders in the middle of arid Australia. Open this one. Have a look.