It holds one of the largest bodies of Aboriginal rock art in Australia, with thousands of hand stencils on the canyon walls
Area
2,980 km²
Declared in
1932
Region
Queensland
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo
Best time
March to May
Highlight
It holds one of the largest bodies of Aboriginal rock art in Australia, with thousands of hand stencils on the canyon walls
Declared in 1932, Carnarvon Gorge preserves one of the largest bodies of Aboriginal rock art in Australia, with thousands of stencilled hands, boomerangs and other objects on the canyon walls, made by blowing pigment around a hand held against the rock, a technique documented at sites tens of thousands of years old across the continent.
Location
See on the interactive map27 species documented in Carnarvon Gorge
At conservation risk:Pez pulmonado australiano,Ualabi de rocas de cola cepillada
Endemic to Australia:Ornitorrinco
Least ConcernCanguro gris oriental
Macropus giganteus
Least ConcernEmú
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Near ThreatenedOrnitorrinco
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Least ConcernPetauro del azúcar
Petaurus breviceps
Least ConcernPitón alfombra
Morelia spilota
Least ConcernAbanico australiano
Rhipidura leucophrys
Araña de espalda roja
Latrodectus hasselti
Boca de rana gris
Podargus strigoides
Cacatúa galerita
Cacatua galerita
Cacatúa rosada (galah)
Eolophus roseicapilla
Canguro rojo
Osphranter rufus
Cucaburra aliazul
Dacelo leachii
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Australia, where Carnarvon Gorge lies.
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