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Kata Tjuta

Horde of the flies

October 1st 2006
About 50km from Yulara lies the weathered remains of what may once have been a monolith 10 times the size of Uluru. 36 huge, rounded lumps of rock squat on the plain, their dome-like appearance giving rise to their Aboriginal name Kata Tjuta, or "many heads". As usual, there's a European name - the tallest of the heads was christened Mt Olga, with the collection as a whole called the Olgas. The ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kata Tjuta

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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