A complex site between the Basin Track and Euro Trig, the Euro Trig Whale site has 42 figures (of which 32 are mundoes).
Turtle
Aturtle with a long pointed flipper on each side of its body. Inside the turtle is another shield or oval figure.
Mundoes
Wallaby or Kangaroo
A wallaby or kangaroo, with a long, pointed triangular head.
Shield
One of two shields overlapping the whales body
Fish
Fish overlapping whale's body
The whale (which is 7.5m in length) is the dominant figure, and is surrounded by local animals.
Overlapping the body of the whale are are two shields, and a large fish.
Inside the whale is a turtle, which has a long pointed flipper on each side of its body.
Inside the turtle is another shield or oval figure, which was missed by Campbell.
At the opposite end of the rock platform is a wallaby or kangaroo, with a long, pointed triangular head.
Along the entire length of the site is a long row of mundoes (footprints) – there are 32 in total.
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