Bakara Well Cave

Bakara Well Cave
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Location	Murray and Mallee, South Australia, Australia
Coordinates	34°36′41″S139°51′50″E / 34.6114°S 139.8639°E / -34.6114; 139.8639
Elevation	60 metres (197 ft)
Discovery	1971
Geology	Limestone

Bakara Well Cave is a limestone doline cave lying approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east-northeast from Adelaide in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia. ^[1]

The cave consists of a flat-roofed chamber of standing height with short, low tunnels branching off it. ^[2]

Following Wayne Goedecke’s discovery of the cave in 1971, ^[3] members of the Cave Exploration Group of South Australia completed surveying and mapping in 1976. ^[4]

In a 2024 article for Caves Australia, Karl Brandt proposed the Bakara Well Cave as the lair of Chinny-kinik, the dreaded cannibal giant from Australian Aboriginal mythology. ^[5]

References

1. "Search result for 'Bakara Well Cave'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
2. Lewis, Ian D. (1976). South Australian Cave Reference Book. Cave Exploration Group of South Australia. p. 60.
3. Annual Report 1975-1976 (PDF). Adelaide: Cave Exploration Group of South Australia. 25 February 1976. p. 14.
4. Annual Report 1976-1977 (PDF). Adelaide: Cave Exploration Group of South Australia. 23 February 1977. p. 9.
5. Brandt, Karl (November 2024). "In Search of the Cannibal's Cave" (PDF). Caves Australia (230): 18–19.