Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye)

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Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye) is a dramatic, narrow sandstone gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges of Central Australia, renowned for its sheer rock walls that glow vivid red in the midday sun and its cultural significance to the local Arrernte people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge
natural landform
sacred site
tourist attraction
accessibleBy sealed road
bestViewingTime around midday
country Australia
distanceFrom about 50 km west of Alice Springs
formedBy erosion
geologicalEra Proterozoic
hasActivity bushwalking
hiking
photography
hasAlternativeName Angkerle Atwatye
Standley Chasm
hasAmenity café
picnic area
toilets
visitor facilities
hasCharacteristic narrow gorge
sheer rock walls
walls glow red at midday
hasColorEffect vivid red in midday sun
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Arrernte people
hasFeature narrow passage
seasonal creek
steep rock walls
hasManagement Aboriginal-owned enterprise
hasRockType sandstone
hasUse cultural education
eco-tourism
recreation
hasVegetation Central Australian flora
cycads
ghost gums
hasWalkingTrack short return walk from car park
isOnLandOf Arrernte people
isPartOf Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
locatedIn Central Australia
Northern Territory
West MacDonnell Ranges
linked to: MacDonnell Ranges
locatedNear Alice Springs
namedAfter Ida Standley
region Outback
requires entry fee
traditionalNameLanguage Western Arrernte language
traditionalOwners Western Arrernte people
linked to: Arrernte people

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