Wednesday, 2 December 2015

DESKTOP 855 - ULURU

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in 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 is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves, and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This post is part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

7 comments:

  1. Beautiful shot of this iconic rock!

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  2. wow, that color..... most be amazing to see in real

    Have a nice abc-day / - week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y <abc-w-team)

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  3. Gorgeous - would like to put visiting it on my "bucket list."

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  4. An unusual scene - the color contrasts are cool, too.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/11/sparkling-crystal.html

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  5. I'd never heard this name, though I had heard of the rock.

    ROG, ABCW

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