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Gulaga Mammadov
Gulaga, dual-named as Mount Dromedary and also referred to as Mount Gulaga, is mountain located in the South Coast (New South Wales), south coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It rises above the village of Tilba, New South Wales, Central Tilba and is within the Gulaga National Park. At its highest point, it measures Australian Height Datum, above sea level. Najanuka / Little Dromedary Mountain, also dual-named, lies to the south-east, and both mountains are of great significance to the local Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal people, the Dhurga language, Dhurga-speaking Yuin people. History Aboriginal significance Gulaga is the place of ancestral origin within the mythology of the Yuin people, the Aboriginal people of the area. Gulaga itself symbolises the mother and provides a basis for Aboriginal spiritual identity; the mountain as well as the surrounding area holds particular significance for Aboriginal women. For the Yuin people it is seen as a place of cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barunguba / Montague Island
Montague Island (Barunguba) is a continental island contained within the Montague Island Nature Reserve, a protected nature reserve that is located offshore from the South Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The nearest town located onshore from the reserve and island is , situated approximately to the northwest. History The island has been known to the local group of Yuin people, an Aboriginal nation, as Barunguba, and there are Aboriginal sites of significance across the island. It features in Aboriginal mythology, as the eldest son of Gulaga (Mount Dromedary), the mother. Her younger son, Najanuka (Little Dromedary), was not allowed to go far from home as Barunguba did, but Gulaga can still see her both her sons in the distance. Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)licence. The island was first sighted by Europeans in 1770 by James Cook and named Cape Dromedary, then identified a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
