
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
Photo: Iain Whyte (Iainwhyte), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Devils Marbles (also known by the Aboriginal name Karlu Karlu) is a reserve protecting a natural landmark in the Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory, located just off the Stuart Highway. With an area of 18.02 km² and established in 1961, it is located just 100km south of Tennant Creek.
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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.
Easy to access by car on the Stuart Highway, and it's the only way to get into the reserve and is about 100km south of Tennant Creek. No buses, trains or whatever.
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