Keywords:australia, northern, territory, central, aus, landscape, devils, marbles, rocks, landmark
Photo Info
Dimensions7087 x 3543
Original file size10.8 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date modified19-Apr-12 08:31
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeNikon
Camera modelNikon COOLSCAN V ED
Devil's Marbles 2
The Devils Marbles are a collection of huge, round, red-colored boulders found in the Tennant Creek region of Australia's Northern Territory.br/br/In the creation story of the Dreaming, the Rainbow Serpent fashioned the earth and then returned to a spot east of the Kimberleys at a place where the rainbow meets the earth. The Rainbow Serpent's eggs fossilised and became Karlukarlu, or more commonly known the Devils Marbles. The Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is a spiritually significant and sacred site to the Aborigines.