Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

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June 13th 2007
During my short flight I caught sight of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). After I landed I bought some lunch and waited to be picked up by my tour company. After paying my national park fees we headed out to Kata Tjuta, where 26 dome rocks rise out of the flat desert terrain. The tallest peak, Mt Olga, rises 203m higher than Uluru. The site is very important spiritually to the A ... 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