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Here you can
see on this picture a beautiful sunset at Ayers Rock. The Ayers
Rock is also known as Ulruru. The Ayers Rock is a rock formation
of sandstone located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It
is in the Ulruru Kata Tjuta National Park. For the
Pitjantjatjara tribe and the Yankunytjatjara tribe, Ayers Rock
is a sacred place. When visiting Ulruru you will discover a lot
of cave and rock paintings. Ayers Rock is in the listing of the
World Heritage Site. The first non aboriginal having seen the
rock was Ernest Giles in October 1872. The place has been name
after Sir Henry Ayers by William Goose when he visited the rock
in July 1973. Sir Henry Ayers was born in May 1821 in England
and was a Premier of South Australia. He emigrated in 1840 to
South Australia with Elizabeth his wife. Climbing Ulruru is a
famous attraction that a lot of visitors like to do when visit
this sacred place. So do not hesitate to climb the Ulruru when
you are there. |
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