Standing at up to 6 metres high and formed over millions of years they continue to crack and change.
The devils marbles.
Devils marbles karlu karlu northern territory forming one of the northern territory s most impressive geological wonders the devil s marbles can be found not too far from uluru.
These impressive granite boulders are peppered around a sprawling valley about 100 kilometres to the south of tennant creek.
Actually they vary in size from 50 cm up to six metres across and they are strewn across a large area.
The devils marbles are an iconic landmark in australia s outback.
The local indigenous australians call the region karlu karlu round boulders and consider it a sacred site.
The natural processes of weathering and erosion have created the various shapes of the boulders.
The devils marbles or karlu karlu as they are known by the local warumungu aboriginals are a collection of huge red rounded granite boulders.
A dreaming story says the devil man created these features when he left twirled clusters of hair on the ground that became round boulders.
The devils marbles are a collection of massive granite boulders strewn across a valley south of tennant creek.