As it is a long distance away from Alice Springs, most tourists make it a point to stay overnight to be able to view this phenomenon during the daytime. The rock appears to be red at sunrise and sunset though the hue keeps on changing throughout the day. Though these people returned the ownership of the rock to the government in , they have put up sign boards requesting tourists not to climb this structure. Scientists say that this rock initially lied at the bottom of the seas, but it rises to a height of m above the surface at present.
Unique feature of Uluru is the fact that it extends some 2. Mount Augustus, lying in Western Australia, holds this record. Because the rock that forms Uluru is so hard, it's more resistant to erosion than everything around it.
Millions of years of polishing from wind and rain hav shaped Uluru into the iconic structure it is now. While you know how Uluru was formed, you might be wondering how it got its amazingly vivid color. The rock that forms Uluru has a high iron content, so while the rock really has a grayish color, the oxidation that occurs with weathering turns the surface rust red. Standing at 1, feet tall, 2. And yet most of Uluru is actually underground. Though it looks like it was set down on the landscape, Uluru isn't like a boulder that rolled into place and mostly sits above ground.
Rather, the rock is more like an iceberg, with some of its mass above the surface but much of it remaining below. More than 1. According to Parks Australia :. If you can't travel to the outback to see Uluru in person, you can still see a significant amount of it thanks to Google. The Street View Trekker is a camera system worn by hikers who are putting spectacular spots on our planet online, one step at a time. Uluru is the latest location to be put on Google Street View, where people can wander about virtually and explore what the site has to offer.
The Telegraph explains how the images come together:. You can hop online from anywhere in the world to explore the interactive map of Uluru an extrapolation of the video at top to stroll down the paths around it and listen to audio files from the Anangu people as they explain the site's cultural significance, how it was created, traditional law about the site and more. In fact, visitors who explore the site this way may learn more about it and be more appreciative of its rich cultural and ecological significance thanks to the added interactiveness of the virtual map.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification. The change was put in place to show respect for the Anangu people and, specifically, to acknowledge their ownership of the land. Since the beginning they have cultivated this land and built their societies here. Today, Uluru remains an incredibly popular attraction with a hefty cultural history imbued in its dusty red surface.
Visitors flock to the sacred site to marvel at the impressive natural structure of the rock. Here they learn about the centuries-old history that characterises this and the surrounding desert land.
However, the ban was formally announced only in A two-year transition period was allowed for so that other tourist attractions, especially those explaining its significance, could be built at the rock. The number of those climbing the Uluru fell considerably since the s to the s. According to the most recent data available, , people visited Uluru in , of whom only However, the number of climbers rose after the ban was announced in However, not all tourists oppose the climbing ban.
Local officials say a lot of visitors have become more sensitive to the sentiments of the indigenous people.
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