"Located within the Country of the Gunditjmara, an Aboriginal nation in the southwest of Australia, the property includes the Budj Bim Volcano and Tae Rak (Lake Condah), as well as the Kurtonitj component, characterized by wetland swamps, and Tyrendarra in the south, an area of rocky ridges and large marshes. The Budj Bim lava flows, which connect these three components, have enabled the Gunditjmara to develop one of the largest and oldest aquaculture networks in the world. Composed of channels, dams and weirs, they are used to contain floodwaters and create basins to trap, store and harvest the kooyang eel (Anguilla australis), which has provided the population with an economic and social base for six millennia."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage
Maxicard of Gunditjmara Country of Buj Bim Cultural Landscape by Australia Post of the World Heritage Series issued October 20, 2020. It is a new addition to my postcard collection of Australia UNESCO World Heritage sites. Thanks to Helen of Victoria, Australia. A postage paid postcard sent on October 23, 2020 from Australia and arrived in Penang island on December 1, 2020.
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