What date was Uluru found?

Answer 1

Ernest Giles was not actually the one who discovered Uluru, or Ayers Rock. Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, became the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. His expedition into the central interior departed Alice Springs on 23 April 1873, heading in a northwesterly direction. Gosse discovered the rock by accident - the need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. It was on 18 July 1873 that he first saw Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen".

Answer 2

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 the feature he named Ayers Rock. 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. The name has since reverted to e indigenous name of Uluru.

Answer 3

Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Uluru, which he discovered on 18 July 1873. Gosse named the feature Ayers Rock in honour of the then-Chief Secretary of South Australia, or Premier, Sir Henry Ayers. The indigenous name of Uluru was reinstated in the 1980s.

Answer 4

The first ones to find Uluru were the indigenous people of Australia. However, it is not known when or how they sighted it.

As far as European discovery is concerned, Uluru was discovered by explorer William Christie Gosse quite by accident. Gosse was with the South Australian Survey Department, and on an expedition through Australia's interior when 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".

Answer 5

Uluru has been known and significant to the Anangu people for thousands of years, but the first recorded sighting by European explorers was on July 19, 1873, by surveyor William Gosse. It was named Ayers Rock in honor of Sir Henry Ayers.