Uluru Australia

Uluru Australia

Rock Uluru .. one of the most natural attractions in Australia, famous for its change colors at different times of the day and year; With sunset and sunrise glow red, and despite the scarcity of rainfall in this semi-arid region is gaining rocks during the rainy colors silver and gray. 

Rock Uluru is a large concentrations of sandstone rocks formed in the southern part of the Northern Territory of central Australia, and is located about 335 kilometers southwest of the city, "Alice Springs" Alice Springs largest cities in the Northern Territory of central Australia, and reaches a height of 348 meters and rises nearly of 876 meters above sea level, and extends over a length of 2.4 kilometers and width of 1.6 km, and has a perimeter of their base eight kilometers. 

Called indigenous people on the rock name "Uluru" but there is no name for a specific meaning in the language of Alaptjantgatjara, part of the indigenous people of Australia. The Rock is also known as "Ayers Rock" Ayers Rock and last name back to 1873 when monitored explorer William Goss name and dubbed proportion to the Prime Minister of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. 

And archaeological discoveries indicate that humans settled in the area for more than ten thousand years, while the Europeans arrived and arrived in 1870, and Aattabrarnst Giles and William Goss of first place from Discover. 

The rock is part of the garden "Uluru-Kata Tjuta" national, as guaranteed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites, and is located near the rock a large number of springs and natural lakes and rocky caves and fees old, enjoying Uluru or laser holiness for the indigenous population of the area. 

At the Mount, "Olga", which is located 25 km to the west of Uluru have been building special areas to give tourists the best angles to monitor the rock time sunrise and sunset. 

The climb "Uluru" of the most important what attracts visitors, and to encourage visitors and climbing enthusiasts have been building a series of rings hanging in the mountain used by climbers to climb, and put the rings for the first time in 1964, and was extended in 1976 to become the climbing easier, but still a sharp decline in the mountain is more what difficult task climbers.

It is advisable to drink plenty of water during the climb the mountain, and prevents the ascent of unfit healthy and those who suffer from vertigo, also prevents climbing rock when they are recording strong winds in the upper part where he was recording for at least 35 deaths related to such health reasons or strong winds. 

To Aatzlq locals "Uluru" because of its importance great spiritual have a place sacred, and ask visitors not to climb the rock, where the guide says Visitors Local: "We do not prohibit climbing in absolute terms, but we prefer to be respected as a guest on our land that respects the customs and traditions do not climb the rock ". In 2010, there have been some incidents angered indigenous Ktara some tourists at the top of Uluru after success in the climb, which led to renewed calls for a ban on climbing the rock.

source : travelerpedia.net