Uluru: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
On this page about Uluru:
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- Australian Aboriginal culture (29)
- Australian Aboriginal words and phrases (42)
- Geography of the Northern Territory (5)
- Rock formations in Australia (5)
- Sacred rocks (3)
- Visitor attractions in the Northern Territory (6)
Encyclopedia: Uluru
Uluṟu, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation located in the Northern Territory of central Australia. It is found in the Uluṟu - Kata Tjuṯa National Park, southwest of Alice Springs, by road. Uluṟu is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluṟu is listed as a World Heritage Site for its natural and man-made attributes.
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How to say "Uluru" in other languages:
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(Chinese) | 烏魯汝 |
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(Japanese) | ウルル |
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(German) | Uluru |
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List of Biosphere Reserves in Australia
This is a list of Biosphere Reserves in Australia as per May 2002. See also: Biosphere Reserve, World Network of Biosphere Reserves Croajingolong, 1977 Kosciuszko, 1977 Macquarie Island, 1977 Prince Regent River, 1977 Southwest, 1977 Unnamed, 1977 Uluru (Ayers Rock - Mount Olga), 1977 Yathong...
or so domed hills situated very close to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory of Australia... literally means many heads and is as sacred a site to the native people as Uluru. Many ceremonies were... this place and indeed everything in the vicinity including of course Uluru. A number of legends...
A Cry in the Dark (US and Europe title) or Evil Angels (Australian title) is a film based on the case of Azaria Chamberlain, a child who went missing from a campground near Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in the early 1980s. The movie starred Meryl Streep and Sam Neill as Lindy Chamberlain and Michael...
Goanna was one of the founding members of an Australian folk-rock movement in which social protest was integrated with popular music. Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard, Goanna's first major hit, "Solid Rock," touched on the history of the Australian monolith stone Uluru, then known more...
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: Uluru (Ayers Rock), in the Outback of Australia Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia, USA Others...
(Uluru) Coober Pedy Devils Marbles Katherine River Gorge Kings Canyon (Watarrka) The Olgas (Kata Tjuta...
Kakadu Norfolk Island Pulu Keeling Uluru-Kata Tjuta Specially Protected Areas (part of the...
second largest granite outcrop in the world (after Uluru in Australia). History In 1657, while Abraham...
Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)
) Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Commonwealth) Watarrka West Macdonnell Nature Parks Butterfly Gorge Cutta Cutta...
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