Liverpool Crater - Aboriginal Significance

Aboriginal Significance

The Aboriginal people of Western Arnhem Land describe the Liverpool crater as the nest of a giant catfish. This is supported by pictographs of giant catfish on the walls of a rock shelter within the crater.

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