Marree Man

The Marree Man, or Stuart's Giant, is a modern geoglyph discovered by air on 26 June 1998. It appears to depict an indigenous Australian man hunting with a boomerang or stick. It lies on a plateau at Finnis Springs 60 km (36 mi) west of the township of Marree in central South Australia. It is just outside the 127,000 square kilometres (49,000 sq mi)Woomera Prohibited Area. The figure is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) tall with a perimeter of 28 kilometres (17 mi). Although it is the second largest geoglyph in the world (arguably second to the Sajama Lines), its origin remains a mystery, with not a single witness to any part of the expansive operation. The name "Stuart's Giant" was given to it in a fax sent to the media anonymously by those believed to have created the figure, after the explorer John McDouall Stuart.

Shortly after its discovery, the site was closed by the South Australian government following legal action taken in late July by Native Title Claimants but, as of 2010^[update], flights were still allowed over the site as Native title falls under federal government jurisdiction.

The site of the Marree Man can be seen in Bing Maps by searching for geo coordinates -29.530000, 137.465500. It can no longer be seen using bing maps 6/27/17

The Marree Man geoglyph depicts a man holding either a Woomera : throwing stick once used to disperse small flocks of birds, or a boomerang (but see Plaque section below).

The lines of the figure were 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) deep at the time of discovery and up to 35 metres (114 feet) wide. The image was gradually eroded through natural processes, but because the climate is extremely dry and barren in the region, the image was still visible as of 2013^[update]. While there is a layer of white chalk material slightly below the red soil, the figure was not defined to this depth. By December 2015 the figure had become undetectable when the area was viewed on Google Earth.

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