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It was said that ayers rock was to be named by its traditional name by aboriginals and the English name?
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The English name is 'Ayers Rock'.
The Aboriginal name is 'Uluru'.
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What do the australians call ayers rock?
Indigenous Australians call the monolith Uluru. It was named "Ayers Rock" by William Gosse in 1873 in honor of the Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. The dual naming policy of 1993 allowed the name to reflect both the traditional, Aboriginal name and the name given it by the English settlers - Uluru/Ayers Rock.
Is Ayers Rock in Australia named after the large rock in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast west of Scotland?
No. Ayers Rock was named by explorer William Gosse in 1873, after the former Premier of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers.
Why is Ayers rock called both Ayers Rock and Uluru?
Uluru is the aboriginal name for what the European explorers named Ayers Rock. Uluru was the name by which the rock was known for thousands of years prior to European settlement.The feature was given the name Ayers Rock by explorer William Gosse after the former Premier of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. It is now known as Uluru/Ayers Rock, the title it was officially given in 2002, in order to acknowledge the traditional indigenous owners of the land.
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What is the real name for Uluru?
Uluru is the real name for this natural landform of Australia. It was named Ayers Rock by European explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, and named Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time. Known to the indigenous Australians as Uluru, the rock is now referred to by that name.
Who named Ayers Rock?
The Aborigines have known about Uluru for thousands of years. Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. Gosse discovered the rock (now known by its native name of Uluru) by accident during an expedition through Australia's interior. The need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. On 18 July 1873 he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen". Known to the indigenous Australians as Uluru, the rock was named Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time.
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By what did most australians know Uluru as before 1985?
The name given to Uluru by European explorers was Ayers Rock, named after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time of its discovery.
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The word Canada (Kanata) means village. The first explorers asked the aboriginals what the country they were in was called and the aboriginals replied with canada not knowing what the europeans meant.
By what name did most Australians know Uluru by until 1985?
Uluru has always been called Uluru. This is its original, indigenous name. However, when European explorer William Gosse "discovered" it in 1873, he named it Ayers Rock, after Sir Henry Ayers, the Premier of South Australia. This was the name by which it became known until formal recognition of its original, indigenous name, Uluru, was given.
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