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This Place: Burringurrah - the boy who ran from initiation

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Outback landscape with mountains, text overlay reads "Burringurrah, Mount Augustus, WA"
This Place: Burringurrah - the boy who ran from initiation

SUBJECTS:  Geography

YEARS:  3–4, 7–8, 9–10


Charlie Snowball tells the story of Burringurrah, a landform named after a boy who ran away from tribal initiation.

Also known as Mount Augustus, Burringurrah in Western Australia is often claimed to be the world's largest rock. What other significant rock features is Australia known for?



Date of broadcast: 7 Aug 2019


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