What is Uluru?Standing larger than the Eiffel tower at over 348 metres tall (see figure 1) and estimated to weigh over
1,425,000,000 tonnes, Uluru is the worlds largest monolith. But it's not just a large rock, it's also an international icon of Australia, a national treasure and a sacred site of one of the worlds oldest surviving cultures. |
How did Uluru form?Uluru was formed by a series of unique geological events. Over 500 million As large bits of the Earths crust rammed together forming the Australian continent, a large mountain range was formed. As rainwater flowed down this mountain range, sediment washed off the rock was spread across the plains. When an inland sea formed about 400 million years ago this sediment was compacted into rock. As the sea dried up geological activity forced this rock up and rotated it a full 90 degrees leaving us with what we now know as Uluru
Where is Uluru?Uluru is located in the 'Red Centre' of the Australian outback in the Southernmost reaches of the Northern Territory, about 350km from the nearest large town. Uluru itself is found within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park, around which is Yulara small township.
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