Tuesday 22 February 2022

TRAVEL TUESDAY 328 - ULURU, AUSTRALIA


“Traveller, there are no paths. Paths are made by walking.” – Australian Aboriginal Proverb

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There is only one simple rule: Link your own creative work about some aspect of travel and share it with the rest of us. Please use this meme for your creative endeavours only. 

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This week, Australia opened its borders to international travellers who are fully vaccinated and welcomes tourists once again. As the airplanes begin to land in our airports our magnificent country is ready to welcome overseas guests to the many unique sights of our land. Welcome!

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs, 450 km by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Uluru has immense cultural significance and is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to a plethora of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World Heritage Site.

Uluru is an inselberg, literally "island mountain". An inselberg is a prominent isolated residual knob or hill that rises abruptly from and is surrounded by extensive and relatively flat erosion lowlands in a hot, dry region. Uluru is also often referred to as a monolith, although this is a somewhat ambiguous term that is generally avoided by geologists. The remarkable feature of Uluru is its homogeneity and lack of jointing and parting at bedding surfaces, leading to the lack of development of scree slopes and soil. These characteristics led to its survival, while the surrounding rocks were eroded

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8 comments:

  1. We heard in the news that Australia opened its borders to international travellers. It is a good news after years. I've read that Uluru is a beautiful destination for travellers. This picture is amazing.

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  2. Uluru clearly has immense cultural significance and is sacred to the local Aboriginal peoples. I particularly wanted to see the rock caves and ancient paintings, but in the end, only my husband and sons went. The men have amazing photos on the wall from that adventure.

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  3. I've been there and it is an amazing experience!

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  4. Would love to travel there. Very nice.

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  5. It looks dramatic. I did not know you had a travel meme. I will go link up.

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  6. Looks amazing. Thanks for hosting.

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  7. Every time you put up those pics of Uluru, I think 'I need to organise that' - it was so booked out in lockdown it was bananas. Really must get on to it...

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