Mgr. Petra Soukupová
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
* due to the change of light intensity during the day and year
* 46 species of mammals: kangaroo * reptiles: snake, lizard * amphibians: frog * birds: emu, bat Great Desert Skink Black-flanked Rock-wallaby Bilby
Marsupial MoleWoma Python Perentie
* many species of → trees → shrubs → flowers → grasses Mulga (Acacia)
Desert Bloodwood tree Adder's Tongue Spinifex grass Desert Oaks with Kata Tjuta in the background
* 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 bloom with Kata Tjuta in the background Austronaut view Aerial view
* the 'First Peoples' * arrived 50, 000 years ago * traditional languages * various tools, weapons, instruments * didgeridoo * boomerang * 'The Stolen Generations':
* 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.
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