Uluru, an immense monolith, and Kata Tjuta, the rock domes located west of Uluru, form part of the traditional belief system of one of the oldest human societies in the world. The traditional owners ...
Monolith is a combination of the Greek words mono and lithos, and is generally used for big stones sticking out of the ground, often formed naturally, like the Uluru in Australia. Humans have also ...
For decades, hundreds of thousands of visitors to Australia's desert centre have trekked up Uluru, the ancient red monolith formerly known as Ayers Rock. But from Saturday, the climb will be banned.
A decade ago, I joined a huge group of international journalists standing in the red dirt of the Australian Outback, craning ...
Even Uluru (to use the original, now official, Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock), that hypnotic monolith in the center of the country, was unknown to outsiders until only a little over a century ago.
At the center of Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park is the physical and cultural heart of Australia, a red sandstone monolith called Uluru (or Ayers Rock, its colonial name) that towers over the ...
The last climbers allowed to scale Uluru have come down from the ancient and sacred monolith, which is now officially closed for climbing. A group of eight held hands and stepped off the rock together ...
The staggering soulfulness of the land demands your full attention. After the sun has risen on the Northern Territory’s mightiest monolith, take the chance to cycle or walk around Uluru’s base, ...
There can be monsoons in the wet season as there is heavy rainfall. Uluru in Australia is a sandstone rock called a monolith. It is the largest monolith in the world and taller than the Eiffel Tower.
Djunga was addressing an extraordinary gathering at the foot of Uluru, the place he called the heart of our nation, after he and other Gamatj leaders had performed a dance about the fire ...
See the sunset hues colour Uluru’s spectacular landscape on a five-hour guided tour. Travel by segway through the most scenic quarter of Uluru’s base, then explore the incredible caves along the Mala ...