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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a famous rock (or more correctly, inselberg) in central Australia.
Its circumference is just over 9km, and it rises 349 metres above the surrounding plain. Only one-seventh of the rock is visible above the ground. The rest lies beneath the ground. It is located in Kata Tjuta National Park 450 km southwest of Alice Springs.
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∙ 11y agoThe huge, single sandstone rock located in Australia's Northern Territory is called Uluru, and was formerly known as Ayers Rock. It is the world's second largest monolithor, as it is properly known, inselberg.
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∙ 14y agoWave Rock in Western Australia, Uluru and the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) in the Northern Territory and the Twelve Apostles in Victoria would be Australia's most famous rock formations.
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∙ 15y agoAyer's rock
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Name Australia's most famous inselberg?
Australia's most famous inselberg, or monolith, is Uluru, or Ayers Rock, in central Australia.
Is Uluru in Africa?
No, it is in central Australia. Formerly known as Ayers Rock
Most famous landform in central Australia?
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What is the huge sandstone rock in the middle of the Australian desert called?
Ayers Rock - aka 'Uluru' - is the famous landmark in the Australian desert.
What is the most famous landform in Australia?
Uluru is arguably the most famous landform in Australia. Uluru is a monolith, or inselberg, in central Australia. For over a century, it was known by the European name of Ayers Rock. Another landform which may be equal in fame to Uluru is the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland.
What rock on the central coast Australia made up of?
Mainly Sandstone
What mountain is also known as Ayers rock?
Uluru (central Australia)
What is the name of Central Australia's second most famous rock formation consisting of a series of rocky domes?
The Olgas After Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (otherwise known as the Olgas) constitute the second most famous rocks in Australia. They are about 30 km (19 km) from Uluru. The highest peak, Mount Olga, is taller than Uluru.
Name a remote village which is famous for an tourist spot?
Yulara is a fabricated tourist village in central Australia, close to the tourist attraction of Ayers Rock/Uluru and The Olgas/Kata-Tjuta.
Name a famous Australian example of an inselberg?
Ayers Rock is Australia's most famous inselberg, or single, isolated mountain of solid rock.
What mountain is good to climb in Australia?
The most famous climbers destination is Australia is called Ayers Rock.
What are some religious monuments in Australia?
Uluru is a massive sandstone rock in central Australia that is sacred to the native Anangu people
