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No. Uluru is not a town. The nearest town is Alice Springs, about 460 km away.Uluru, formerly known by its European name of Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith, or inselberg, and the world's second largest but best known monolith. It is 9 km in circumference and rises 348 metres above the desert. It is estimated that only one seventh of the rock is visible - the remainder lies underground.

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What is the nearest city or town to Uluru?

Alice Springs is the largest town near Uluru and is about 440 kilometres on a paved road from Uluru. in Australian terms, Alice Springs is regarded as a city rather than a town.


What is the large town that Ayers Rock is located by?

There is no large town near Ayers Rock (Uluru) but the nearest town is Alice Springs, population less than 25000.


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Where is Mount Uluru?

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is in the southern part of Australia's Northern Territory, about 75 km from the South Australian border. It lies about 470km southwest of Alice Springs, by road, and is within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Latitude and longitude for Uluru: 25°19'46.12"S 131° 1'10.58"E


Was uluru changed to ayres rock?

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There has been no fight at Uluru.


How far away is Uluru from Australia?

Uluru is in Australia.


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Who built Uluru?

Nobody built Uluru. It is a natural landform.


Is Uluru a archaeological site?

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Why Uluru called Uluru?

Uluru is the original aboriginal name for Ayers Rock. Most sources quote the meaning of Uluru as Great Pebble; other sources translate the word as Meeting Place.


Is Uluru in the Great Sandy Desert?

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