Uluru
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Uluru is a massive sandstone monolith in Australia’s Northern Territory, sacred to the Anangu people and renowned as one of the country’s most iconic natural landmarks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayers Rock | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inselberg
ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ sacred site ⓘ sandstone monolith ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Uluru
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayers Rock
|
| area | about 3.33 square kilometres ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Pitjantjatjara
ⓘ
Yankunytjatjara ⓘ |
| circumference | about 9.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| climbingBanEffectiveFrom | 26 October 2019 ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | climbing permanently banned ⓘ |
| colorChange | appears to change colour at sunrise and sunset ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | red ⓘ |
| coManagedWith |
Aboriginal Australians
ⓘ
surface form:
Anangu traditional owners
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromAliceSprings | about 450 kilometres southwest ⓘ |
| distanceToNearestTown | about 18 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 863 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Proterozoic ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Aboriginal ceremonial practices
ⓘ
Tjukurpa creation stories ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caves
ⓘ
rock art sites ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ surface fissures ⓘ waterholes ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousName | Uluru self-link ⓘ |
| heightAbovePlain | about 348 metres ⓘ |
| length | about 3.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Australia
ⓘ
Northern Territory ⓘ Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Australian continent ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks Australia ⓘ |
| material | arkose sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Henry Ayers ⓘ |
| namedBy | William Gosse ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Yulara ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amadeus Basin geological region
ⓘ
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Aboriginal Australians
ⓘ
surface form:
Anangu people
|
| stateCapitalDistance | about 1,400 kilometres south of Darwin ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Australian national identity
ⓘ
Australian outback ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | one of Australia’s most visited natural attractions ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Aboriginal Australians
ⓘ
surface form:
Anangu people
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| worldHeritageCulturalExtensionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| worldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| worldHeritageType |
cultural
ⓘ
natural ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ayers Rock
subject surface form:
Amadeus Basin