Location of Ubirr - Part 2
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Oenpelli, 14.24kms SW (16.2kms, 38mins driving)
From
Jabiru, 32.41kms NE
From
Warruwi, 97.08kms SW
From
Mcminns Lagoon, 200.95kms E (257kms, 4hrs 0mins driving)
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Description of Ubirr - Part 2
Groups of Aboriginal people camped in rock shelters around Ubirr to take advantage of the enormous variety of foods available from the East Alligator River, the Nadab floodplain, the woodlands, and the surrounding stone country. The rock overhang of the main gallery provided an area where a family could set up camp.
Food items were regularly painted on the back wall, one on top of the other, to pay respect to the particular animal, to ensure future hunting success, or to illustrate a noteworthy catch. Among the animals painted in the main gallery are
barramundi, catfish,
mullet, goannas, long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums, and wallabies. Although Aboriginal people no longer live in the shelter, the animals depicted are still hunted for food today.
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Weather & Climate for Ubirr - Part 2
Closest Weather Station
Oenpelli at 09:00 04 Jul CST
Distance from Ubirr - Part 2 14.39km NE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 23.6°C |
-°C |
-% |
-°C |
-hPa |
0.0mm |
ESE |
2km/h
1knots |
-km/h
-knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Oenpelli
Distance from Ubirr - Part 2 14.39km NE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
33.1 | 32.5 | 32.9 | 34.0 |
33.3 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 33.7 |
35.9 | 37.4 | 37.0 | 35.0 |
| Mean Min. °C |
24.5 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 23.6 |
22.0 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
20.1 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 24.5 |
| Mean Rain mm |
339.8 | 330.2 | 280.9 | 80.5 |
14.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
4.9 | 25.8 | 111.1 | 225.3 |
What Others Say about Ubirr - Part 2
Places within 5km of Ubirr - Part 2
Cahills Crossing - NT [1.82km]
Ford across East Alligator River where dangerous salt water crocodiles may be seen close - up or more safely from the track of the Manngarre Walk through a monsoon vine forest.
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