Uluru
Sign in to saveUluru (; ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith. It crops out near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, south-west of Alice Springs.
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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a massive sandstone rock formation located in central Australia near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. It is significant as a prominent natural landmark in the Australian landscape and holds cultural importance for Indigenous Australian peoples.
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Key facts
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- Uluru
- Mountain.other_name
- Ayers Rock
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- File:ULURU.jpg
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- 275px
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 863
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 348
- Mountain.location
- Northern Territory, Australia
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- Northern Territory#Australia
- Mountain.type
- Inselberg
- Mountain.age
- 550–530 Ma
- Mountain.geology
- Arkose
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- Name
- Description
- History
- Early settlement
- Arrival of Europeans (1870s)
- Aboriginal reserve (1920)
- Tourism (1936–1960s)
- Aboriginal ownership since 1985
- Tourism
- Climbing
- Photography
- Waterfalls
- Geology
- Composition
- Age and origin
- Aboriginal myths, legends and traditions
- Creation of the rock
- Other stories
- Mala story
- Flora and fauna
- Climate and five seasons
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Uluru (; ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith. It crops out near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, south-west of Alice Springs.
Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area, known as the Aṉangu. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta (also known as the Olgas) are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.