Dramatic Uluru

Uluru / Ayers Rock Dawn, Sun and Rain, time lapse

Uluru Australias Ayers Rock

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In central Australia, youll find a very, very large rock known as Uluru, or as the
Aussies call it- Ayers Rock.

Uluru stands 1,141 feet tall. Thats almost as tall as the Empire State Building. It
stretches over 2 miles long and 1 mile wide. The strata at Uluru are nearly

vertical. Amazingly, most of the rock sits underground, although no one is sure
exactly how deep it goes.

The rock is made of sandstone. It changes color during the day, depending on
how the sun shines on it.

At dawn and at dusk, Uluru looks red.

Fun Facts about Uluru for Kids

Uluru is the Aboriginal name for this rock. It is also called Ayers
Rock, after Sir Henry Ayers. Explorer William Gosse gave it this name
when he discovered it in 1873.

The rock was created over 600 million years ago. The
Aborigines have lived there for 10,000 years.

The rock was originally at the bottom of a large ocean.

Uluru is a monolith, which means one really big stone or

mountain.

Climbing Uluru would be hard work. Most of the sides go almost

straight up. The top is flat.

Uluru is covered with crevices, caves and valleys.

Climbing Uluru would be hard work. Most of the sides go almost straight up. The
top is flat.

Uluru Vocabulary
1.

Sandstone: a soft rock formed from sand

2.
Dawn: early morning
3.
Dusk: early evening
4.
Aborigines: ancient tribes
5.
Monolith: large rock or mountain

Uluru: Australia's rock of ages - Lonely Planet travel video

Comprehension Questions Uluru/Ayers Rock

The first tourists arrived in the Uluru area in 1936. The first vehicular
tracks in 1948 and tour bus services began early in the following decade.
In 1958, the area that would become the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National
Park. It was placed under the management of the Northern Territory
Reserves Board and named the Ayers Rock - Mount Olga National Park.
On 26 October 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of
Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines. The Aboriginal community of
Mutitjulu, population of approximately 300, is located near the western
end of Uluru. Kata Tjuta National Park is owned and run by the local
Aboriginals.

Uluru has many caves, some decorated with rock art

depicting Dreamtime myths dating back thousands of years.

Flooding rains bring rare waterfalls to Australia's Uluru

AFP - January 16, 2010

Heavy rains which flooded parts of Australia's vast desert centre have brought rare waterfalls
spilling from the iconic monolith Uluru, or Ayers Rocks, officials said Saturday. The deluge,
which swept across much of the continent's east after a tropical cyclone last month,
prompted a wave of green in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, home to the giant red rock.
Uluru typically receives little more than 12 inches of rain a year, and January is its hottest,
driest month, with temperatures topping to 45 degrees Celsius (113 F).

Ayers Rock - Uluru Google Videos

Fireball at Ayers Rock NASA - June 28, 2008

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