By Jack Davis (6D)

INTRODUCTION Hello, my name is Jack. I will be talking to you about Uluru. Uluru is the biggest rock in the world. It is visited by over 250,000 tourists each year. yolo

WHO OWNS ULURU? The aborigines have inhabited Uluru for over 30,000 years. Their rock art there is meant to be for the spirits the aboriginals think are there. The spirits are there to protect the rock from any bad spirits that attack Uluru.

WHAT IS ULURU'S SIZE? Uluru is 348 metres high, Rises 863 metres above sea level, is 3.6 km long, 1.9 km wide, 9.4 km around the base, and Covers 3.33 km 2. Uluru also has a 10 km walking track around the base.

WHAT ANIMALS INHABIT ULURU? You will find lots of animals that live at Uluru, they include, snakes, birds, blue tongue lizards, and geckoes. Sometimes you might see a thorny devil. They might live in caves or trenches because Uluru has lots of them.

ROCK ART The rock art that is on Uluru is to show there beliefs about the dreamtime. Some is said to be over 10,000 years old! The main thing they do is hand-prints because all the aborigines can all be blessed by the spirits that own Uluru.

INTERESTING FACTS 1. a man called sir henry Ayres discovered Uluru in the year this is why its called Ayres rock as well as Uluru. 2.Uluru was originally at the bottom of an ocean. 3.Its covered with caves and alleys that lots of animals live in 4.Uluru is in a national park called Kata Tjuta. It became a national park in 1950.

BIBLIOGRAPHY 10/06/ /06/ /06/ /6/ /6/ /6/14 Cox, Karin Amazing rocks Queensland, Australia

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