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Inside tip · Tennant Creek & Karlu Karlu

What does the name Karlu Karlu mean?

Answer: Round boulders

Karlu Karlu translates to 'round boulders', a name shared by the Kaytete, Warumungu, Warlpiri and Alyawarra traditional owners.

100km south of Tennant Creek · Stuart Highway · open all year

Ownership was officially handed back to the traditional owners in a ceremony on 27 October 2008, and it's now jointly managed with Parks and Wildlife rangers. Look for black-headed goannas in boulder crevices.

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