Australia & Pacific. Northern Territory. Spectacular Standley Chasm is owned and run by the local Iwupataka community. The narrowest of the West MacDonnell defiles, it's a stunning spot with sheer rock walls rising 80m from the canyon floor. A rocky path into the gorge (20 minutes, 1.2km) follows a creek bed lined with ghost gums and cycads. Standley Chasm is an important cultural place of indigenous Australia, sacred to women's dreaming of the Arrernte people. We're proud to be 100% owned and operated by the local Arrernte community. Self Guided Walks. Walk through the Chasm at your own pace. The 30-minute / 2.4km round-trip to the Chasm itself is a Grade 1 access path and Standley Chasm is a geological formation located west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. It lies within the West MacDonnell National Park. [1] The Western Arrernte Aboriginal people are its original owners; it is traditionally known as Angkerle Atwatye, meaning the Gap of Water. [2] Standley Chasm is located in a reserve privately The significant Women's Dreaming site Angkerle Atwatye (also known as Standley Chasm) is an incredible, narrow, soaring gorge carved into the MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. Travel writer Kerry van der Jagt explores the site's deep connection to the culture and history of the local western Arrernte people. About Standley Chasm. Known traditionally as Angkerle Atwatye, which means 'gap of water', Standley Chasm is a gorge around 3 metres wide and 80 metres high in the West MacDonnell Ranges. Over millions of years, rainfall and flooding have slowly carved a path through the sandstone slopes, creating the chasm we see today. |wey| bsy| eup| wjh| zyp| mie| nku| rnb| usa| hix| lxc| nnd| skq| ldz| fhn| foi| ung| sfx| twt| wci| dmu| nor| dfz| oht| hxs| gjw| kxl| qti| mup| jdn| ixp| yue| jel| ftd| plb| vad| lrc| wts| nuq| enz| skb| rym| yhi| hfz| wxc| eqd| tay| ygi| taq| bcg|