Kings Canyon (Watarrka)
A gorge in the George Gill Range in Watarrka National Park, central Australia, some 321 km south-west of Alice Springs, with sheer sandstone walls over 100 m high and a plateau of weathered sandstone domes above it.
Dated events and their evidence
- about 440,000,000 years ago mainstream
the softer Carmichael Sandstone under the canyon walls dates from about 440 million years ago (Wikipedia's figure) source - about 400,000,000 years ago mainstream
the Mereenie Sandstone of the canyon walls is laid down, between the Late Ordovician and the Middle Devonian (461 to 398 million years ago, per the Australian stratigraphic database entry AusGeol cites); its cross-bedding, ripple marks and fossil tracks are still visible on the rim source - 18,000 BCE mainstream
Luritja people have lived in the area for at least 20,000 years (Wikipedia) source - 1872 CE mainstream
the explorer Ernest Giles names King's Creek after his friend Fielder King source
Where
24.2580° S, 131.5626° E
Wikipedia's point for the canyon (24°15'29" S, 131°33'45" E). The AusGeol outcrop sites on the rim lie 1-2 km east of it.
Sources
- https://ausgeol.org/sitedetails/?site=Kings1
- https://ausgeol.org/sitedetails/?site=Kings6
- https://ausgeol.org/sitedetails/?site=Kings4
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Canyon_(Northern_Territory)
- https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/kings-canyon-a-sandstone-cathedral-in-the-heart-of-australia-s-red-centre
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.