Uluru Essay

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock named after Sir Henry Ayers is a huge sandstone rock formation in the Northern Territory of Central Australia. Uluru is the most iconic landform in Australia and was formed over 500 million years ago. This single massive rock stands 348m tall with most of its 863m bulk lying under the sea. Uluru is a famous tourist destination allowing visitors to climb and camp around the base while allowing the view of breathtaking sunrise and sunset over the big rock. Uluru also has a really distinct red coloring due to the oxidization of the iron-bearing minerals within the rock. It is famous for seeming to change color at different times of the day, particularly the red glow during sunrise and sunset. Uluru is home to the Anangu, the aboriginal people of Australia and is considered really sacred therefore tourists are encouraged not to climb the Uluru. For these Anangu’s, a phenomenon known as Dreamtime represents the essence of their culture, traditions and spirituality. According to dreamtime, the world was a bland place until the ancestors of Anangu emerged and travelled across the world creating beautiful landmarks. Uluru’s creation is passed down from generations of Anangus as a story of ten spirit people who created the Uluru to be the most dramatic and inspiring creation. Uluru is …show more content…
An isolated mountain range rising abruptly from a plain. Uluru is mainly composed of arkose, a sandstone infused with plenty of feldspar and some conglomerate. It is composed mainly of rock grains, and after around 400 million years, the sands and gravels were so far down they were knitted together, changing its form from sediment into a rock. It is therefore a visible tip of rock slabs that spread far below the ground extending down to 6 kilometers. Uluru is not only a big slab of rock but has formation of caves and patterns and is home to 21 native mammals and some rare and endangered