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ULURU: map General info I General info II General info III General info IV Amazing colours Fauna Flora Tourists Kata Tjuta/The Olgas Indigenous people/Aborigines Resources
* a large rock formation in the Northern Territory
* also known as Ayers Rock or The Rock
* discovered in 1872 by Europeans pioneering the west
* listed as a World Heritage Site
* Australia's most recognizable natural icon
* first settlements 10,000 years ago
* a sandstone monolith
* 348m high
* 3.6km long
* 2.4km wide
* 5km under surface
* 9.4km in circumference
* 600 mil years old
* many springs
* waterholes
* caves
* varied fauna and flora
* average temperatures:
summer 37.8°C
winter 4.7°C
Uluru with The Olgas in the background
* a sacred place to the Aboriginal people
* myths and legends about its formation
* seat of their gods
* ancient paintings
* a curse
* 46 species of mammals: kangaroo
* reptiles: snake, lizard
* amphibians: frog
* birds: emu, bat
Fauna
Great Desert Skink
Black-flanked Rock-wallaby
Bilby
Tourists
* a popular tourist attraction
* a lond and steep hike to the top (800m)
* energy-and-health-demanding
* closed when heavy winds
* a number of deaths
* calls for banning the climb and photographing
* a similar rock formation
* 25km west of Uluru
* 'Many Heads'
Wildflowers in bloomwith Kata Tjuta
in the background
Austronaut view
Aerial view
Indigenous people/Aborigines
* the 'First Peoples'
* arrived 50, 000 years ago
* traditional languages
* various tools, weapons, instruments
* didgeridoo
* boomerang
* 'The Stolen Generations': 1869-1970
* music
* literature
* sports
* politics
* film
Freeman at the Olympic final 400m Sydney 2000
David Unaipon(1872–1967), the first Aboriginal author.
Noel Pearson is an Aboriginal lawyer, rights activist and essayist.
Resources
Uluru. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru
Kata Tjuta. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Tjuta
The Olgas. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Olgas
Indigenous people of Australia. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Australia
Uluru-Kata Tjuta. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulu%E1%B9%9Fu-Kata_Tju%E1%B9%AFa_National_Park
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru-Kata_Tjuta_National_Park
Indigenous Australian art. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_art
Indigenous Australians. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-16]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians
Mulga. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_aneura
Adder´s Tongue. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophioglossum
Centralian Bloodwood. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corymbia_opaca
Skink. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink
Perentie. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perentie
Bilby. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilby
Woma Python. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidites_ramsayi
Marsupial Mole. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial_mole
Cathy Freeman. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Freeman