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Fun Facts​

• Uluru is the Aboriginal name for this rock. It is also called Ayers Rock, after Sir Henry Ayers. Explorer William Gosse gave it this name when he discovered it in 1873.

• The rock was created over 600 million years ago. The Aborigines have lived there for 10,000 years.

• The rock was originally at the bottom of a large ocean.

• Uluru is a monolith, which means one really big stone or mountain.

• Climbing Uluru would be hard work. Most of the sides go almost straight up. The top is flat.

• Uluru is covered with crevices, caves and valleys.