Important Facts For Prelims
Australia’s Uluru Rock
- 26 Oct 2019
- 1 min read
Australia’s giant Red Monolith- Uluru (Also known as Ayers Rock) has been permanently closed for trekking by the Australian government.
- The spiritual significance for Anangu (An aboriginal tribe of Australia) is responsible for the ban.
Uluru
- It is the huge red rock monolith located in the Central Australian desert.
- Ayers Rock (now Uluru) was first declared a national park in 1950 and renamed as Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in 1993.
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for both its natural and cultural values.
- Uluru is made up of sandstone and is about half a billion years old.
- It stands 348 metres high and has a circumference of 9.4 km.
