Where to travel, travel and route planner » ayers rock australia http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ayers Rock http://www.dankuna.com/blog/ayers-rock.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ayers-rock http://www.dankuna.com/blog/ayers-rock.html#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:16:33 +0000 Pete http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/australia/ayers-rock/ [...]]]> Uluru, also known as , is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) southwest of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km (280 mi) by road. One of natural wonders.

Ayers Rock

Together with Kata Tjuta, Uluru forms one of two landmarks that are the main features of the Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World Heritage Site for its natural and man-made attributes.

Coordinates: 25°20′42″S 131°02′10″E

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