What is Kings Canyon (Australia)?
[[File:Kings Canyon NT view.jpg|thumb|280px|alt=Photograph of a gorge in copper-coloured rock. Eroded rocks form a slope down to the valley floor, which is covered in trees.|Overview of Kings Canyon from the Rim Walk.]] '''Kings Canyon''' is a [[canyon]] in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]]. It is part of [[Watarrka National Park]], about {{convert|323|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Alice Springs]]. The walls of Kings Canyon are over 100&nbsp;metres high, with Kings Creek at the bottom. The rock is [[sandstone]]. At the top of the gorge is a maze of [[Weathering|weathered]] rock domes, a lot like those found in [[Purnululu National Park|Purnululu]]. Kings Canyon and the area around it is [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] land. It is part of the [[Luritja]] people's traditional country, and [[Aboriginal title|title]] over the land was granted to them in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watarrka hand back will provide meaningful partnerships in joint management|url=http://www.clc.org.au/media-releases/article/watarrka-handback-will-provide-meaningful-partnerships-in-joint-management|author=Central Land Council|date=25 July 2012|accessdate=1 November 2012|archive-date=2 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902004006/http://www.clc.org.au/media-releases/article/watarrka-handback-will-provide-meaningful-partnerships-in-joint-management/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the arrival of Europeans in the region, the damp [[climate]] at the bottom of the gorge was an important refuge during [[drought]]s. [[Rock art|Rock engravings]] at the base of the canyon date are many hundreds of years old. Many of them are [[sacred site]]s for Luritja and are closed to visitors. The name ''Waṯarrka'' refers to the area around the sacred Dreaming path that runs through the park; it comes from the Luritja name for the ''[[Acacia]] ligulata'' tree. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.travelnt.com/en/search/product-detail.aspx?product_id=9000197 General information] {{Webarchive|ur