Uluru / Ayers Rock

Australia / Northern Territory / Yulara /
 mountain, rocks, monolith, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourist attraction, holy site / sacred place
Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is the world's biggest monolith, a World Heritage Site.

parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/index.html
peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11471
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru
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Coordinates:   25°20'44"S   131°2'13"E

Comments

  • Stayed here overnight in 1980. Photographed this magestic monument as it changed colors. A fantastic sight. A sacred place indeed.
  • This was actually named after Sir Henry Ayers in 1873 after the then Chief Secretary of South Australia, way before Pam Ayers was even born!
  • yblieb, you're right: http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/uluru/culture-history/history/early-european-history.html