Ayers Panoramic

A Date With the 'Rock'

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March 25th 2007
As we disembarked the plane in Ayers Rock, I surveyed our barren surroundings. “As many times as we’ve driven the out backs of Australia, I can officially say that we have found the middle of nowhere,” I commented. “Are you sure that we’re still on the grid?” The airport was clearly erected for the sole purpose of what lies in its surroundings, Ayers Rock, renamed Aluru after the na ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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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