Uluru

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Come and see!Quick! Hurry! You dont want to miss it! The amazing Uluru! Come and gaze under the stars at the wonderful rock in Australia! Uluru stands 348 metres high and it is native to all the aborigines! Come quickly! You wont be disappointed!

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3How Big?Uluru . . . .is 348 metres (1141 feet) highrises 863metres (2,831ft) above sea levelis 3.6 km long (2.2 miles)is 1.9 km wide (1.2 miles)is 9.4 km or 5.8 miles around the basecovers 3.33 km2(1.29 miles2)extends about several km/miles into the ground (no-one knows exactly how far)

Fast FactsUluru is better known as Ayers Rock; it named by William Gosse in 1873 after Sir Henry Ayers. Uluru is the Aboriginal and official name.The rock was created over some 600 million years, and the Aborigines have been in the area for the last 10,000 years. It originally sat at the bottom of a sea, but today stands 348m above ground.

Fast FactsOne of the most startlingUlurufactshowever, is that some 2.5kms of its bulk is underground.Uluru lies west of the Simpson Desert, not far from the Red Centre of Australia, about 335kms southwest of Alice Springs and 463kms by road.

Fast FactsThe rock is about 3.6kms long and 1.9kms wide, with a circumference of 9.4kms. The climb to the top is 1.6kms, much of which is at a steep angle, while the summit is generally flat. The surface is made up of valleys, ridges, caves and weird shapes. They are thought to have originally been one massive monolith, as opposed to the 36 separate domes

Pictures

Uluru from a birds eye view.Uluru from the side.Uluru close up on the side.Uluru from the air on a helicopter.Uluru when it is sunset.