Location: Burrup Peninsula (Murujuga), the Dampier Archipelago (42 islands), surrounding marine areas and underwater landscapes — totaling nearly 100,000 hectares.
Significance: One of the largest and densest concentrations of petroglyphs (rock art) in the world, with an estimated 1 to 2 million engravings.
The site showcases more than 50,000 years of continuous Aboriginal culture and management by the Ngarda-Ngarli (Traditional Owners, including the Yaburara people).
Value: Deep spiritual and cultural landscape shaped by “Lore” (traditional laws and stories).
It illustrates artistic mastery, adaptation to climate change, and a living connection with the land and the sea. Murujuga (meaning “protruding hip bone”) is Australia’s 21st World Heritage Site and the second based purely on Indigenous cultural values.
It is a unique example of deep-time heritage.
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