Uluru: Australia’s Mythic Monolith

It’s one of the most iconic sights in Australia, perhaps in the world. In the Central Desert, a vast sandstone monolith rises from an endless flat plain, its red walls changing color with the shifting sunlight. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, older than the Himalayas, and covering more area than the entire nation of Monaco, it goes by the ancient name of Uluru. Today, it is one of the most sacred places in the entire world.

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Source/Further reading:

Timeline: https://www.environment.gov.au/topics...
Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Ulur...
Aganu stories: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/d...
Aganu culture: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/d...
History of Uluru as tourist site: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/d...
Geological history: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...
https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/d...
The impacts and thoughts behind closing Uluru to climbers: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/wo...
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/bj...
Origins of the aboriginals: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/sc...
Aboriginals and colonials: https://australianstogether.org.au/di...
Ernest Giles: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/giles...
William Gosse diary: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re...)
Extinct Shrimp in Uluru rock pools: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-2...