Uluru
Uluru, also called Ayers Rock, is a name given to a huge rock near Alice Springs in the Australian Outback and located in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. This is a holy place for some Aboriginal Australians. It is in the Western Desert, in the middle of Australia. It was listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 because of its geology.[1] In 1997 it was again listed as a World Heritage site, this time because of its importance to the Anangu people.[1] It was the second place in the world to be listed as culturally significant, and it is one of the few places in the world to have two listings.[1]
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| Elevation | 863 m (2,831 ft) |
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| Prominence | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Location | |
| Geology | |
| Type | Inselberg |
| Age of rock | 550–530 Ma |
| Official name | Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park |
| Criteria | v,vi,vii,ix |
| Reference | 447 |
| Inscription | 1987 (11th Session) |
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History
The Anangu people believe that Uluru, and the rest of Central Australia, was formed by ancestral beings at the beginning of time. The Anangu are directly descended from these ancestors.[2]
Modern science shows that they have lived around Uluru for more than 40,000 years They continued to live their traditional life until the 1930s.[2] This was a nomadic life, moving around to hunt and gather food according to the seasons. They have a complex ceremonial life based around Uluru.[2] They are one of the oldest human societies on earth.[3]
The first Europeans to see Uluru were explorers led by William Christie Gosse.[4] He saw Uluru on 19 July 1873 and named it Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, who was Chief Secretary of South Australia.[4] The land was too dry and remote for farming, and very few people came to Uluru until the mid 20th century.[4]
Geography
Uluru Media
- Uluru from above Iss049e010638 lrg.jpg
View of Uluru from the ISS
- Uluru petroglyphs IV.jpg
Petroglyphs on Uluru (Ayers Rock)
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A tourist at the top of Uluru in 1969
- Lasseter Highway1437.jpg
Driving on the A4 Lasseter Highway from Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, April 2007
- Uluruwarning.jpg
Climbers and a warning sign in 2005
- Charles and Di, March 83. Uluru visit.JPG
Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana returning from photo session on Uluru, March 1983
- TreesUpUluru.JPG
Uluru, Central Australia. Shows trees growing in a crack up the rock face.
- Panaorama from on top of Uluru.jpg
Panorama from the top of Uluru, showing a typical gully
- Uluru close up.JPG
Close-up view of Uluru's surface, composed of arkose
- UluruRockWater.jpg
Rain water flows off Uluru along channels, marked by dark algae, forming small ponds at the base
References
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