Yirrkala is a small community in East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the large mining town of Nhulunbuy, on the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land.
A bark painting collected at Yirrkala
A woodcarving of Nureri the fire ancestor collected at Yirrkala
A woodcarving of female spirit collected at Yirrkala
One of the Wurrwurrwuy stone arrangements
The East Arnhem Region is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia, governed by the East Arnhem Regional Council. Situated in the far north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, the region covers an area of 33,310 square kilometres (12,861.06 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 10,345 in June 2018.
East Arnhem Region