Uluru history: The discovery of Uluru:
Uluru was founded by the first Aboriginals, about 22 000 years ago. It was believed that Uluru was created at the beginning of time. During the 1870s, William Giles and William Gosse were the first white explorers to find this astonishing landscape. In the early 1900s the Government declared ownership of the land and by the 1950s tourists and miners had begun to make tracks to Uluru.
The first flight to Ayers rock:
In 1930, the first aeroplane landed at Uluru, piloted by journalist Errol Coote. He was a member of Harold Lasseter’s original support party when Lasseter made his unsuccessful attempt to locate a reef of gold in the south west corner of the Northern Territory.
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These people are the traditional owner of the Uluru-kata Tjuta national park.
Uluru is special for some people as it is a part of their Aboriginal culture. Uluru is a very unique place, which carries great spiritual and cultural significance for the indigenous tribes all around the world.
spiritual
Uluru is more than just a giant rock, it’s a living cultural landscape that is sacred to the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjara people. The spirts of the ancestral beings continue to reside in these sacred places making the land a deeply important part of Aboriginal cultural identity.
aesthetic
Uluru is a very special and beautiful place. The astonishing desert, which surrounds Uluru and Uluru itself is such a unique and gorgeous place.
Uluru is a major tourist attraction as people all around the world come to the beautiful landscape.
economic
More than 250 000 people travel to Uluru each year, that’s over 680 people every day. The entrance fees of Uluru are between $15 and $65, depends on age. This is very economic as the entrance fees go to the traditional owners of the …show more content…
Most of the disadvantages are environmental disadvantages. One of the environmental disadvantages may be that people may walk or trespassing on protected or forbitten land. There are many places you can go at Uluru, but some areas are sacred or dangers. You must respect the land and there amazing and unique artefacts. Whilst visiting the amazing landscape, people must respect Uluru and its surrounding as you don’t just go up and touch or take a piece of Ayers rock. it’s like going into someone’s home, you don’t just walk up and start ruining their house. You must respect the belonging; the same thing goes for Uluru.
Pollution. Pollution is a big tourism disadvantage, as no one wants to come to a place covered in rubbish. Pollution is not only bad for the environment but also for the economic values. People don’t want to pay $15-$65 to see a polluted landscape. It will also affect the aesthetic values, as if f the environment is polluted then no one would want to see what an astonishing site was and now a polluted, dirty place. Pollution can also kill the plants and wildlife, as if an animal eats plastic then there are very low percentage that animal will