is located in the East Alligator region of Kakadu
, and is famous for its rock
. It consists of a group of rock outcrops on the edge of
where there are several natural shelters that have
a collection of Aboriginal
some of which are many thousands of years old. The art depicts certain
creation ancestors as well as animals from the area such as barramundi
goannas, long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums,
the top of Ubirr rock there is a panoramic view of the floodplains and
escarpments that is especially beautiful at sunset.
is approximately 40km from Jabiru
along a sealed road. The road is low lying so access can be restricted
during periods of heavy rain. A short walk from the car park takes
visitors past the main art sites to the foot of Ubirr Rock.
rock faces at Ubirr have been continuously painted and repainted since
40,000 BCE. Most paintings there were created about 2000 years ago.
Some have been repainted right up to modern times. There are three main
gallleries of art accessible to visitors. National Park rangers, many
of them Indigenous, give talks at all of these sites.