Yarrangobilly - Travel & Tourism Guide Yarrangobilly - Australie

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Yarrangobilly is a place in the Snowy Mountains, about 100 km as the crow flies (over 200 by road) southwest of Canberra. The name is a combination of the Wiradjuri words "yirra" meaning teeth and "bila" meaning river. The teeth refer to the stalactites and stalagmites of the caves in the area and the word bila refers to the rivers and streams that flow through it. These caves (about 60) were formed in a limestone belt that dates back 440 million years. Four of them - South Glory Cave, North Glory Cave, Jersey and Jillabenan - are open to the public under the name Yarrangobilly Caves.