Euro Trig Whale

Summary: A complex site near the Euro Trig, with a whale at the centrem surrounded by fish, shields and a wallaby.

A complex site between the Basin Track and Euro Trig, it has 42 figures (of which 32 are mundoes). The whale (which 7.5m in length) is the dominant figure, and is surrounded by local animals. Overlapping the body of the whale are are three shields, and a large fish.

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Inside the whale is a turtle, which has a long pointed flipper on each side of its body.

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At the opposite end of the rock platform is a wallaby or kangaroo, with a long, pointed triangular head.

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Along the entire length of the site is a long row of mundoes (footprints).

Euro Trig Whale - Site Summary

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Secrets of the Basin Track (West Head) | Hiking the World · August 26, 2021 at 8:55 pm

[…] of these sites (Basin Trig Whale) is quite complex, and was described and documented by W.D. Campbell in 1899: “The principal […]

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