Uluru
Nature
A giant red rock in the heart of Australia.
Uluru is one enormous block of sandstone in the middle of Australia. It rises 348 metres above the plain and it is 9.4 kilometres to walk around. Most of the rock is under the ground.
For the Anangu, who have lived here for tens of thousands of years, Uluru is a sacred place. Out of respect for them, climbing the rock has not been allowed since 2019.
- high
- 348 m
- around
- 9.4 km
- climbing ended
- 2019
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The red colour is rust: there is iron in the rock.
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At sunrise and sunset the rock seems to glow orange and red.
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After heavy rain, waterfalls pour down its sides.
Question 1 of 2
Why is Uluru red?
- Great Barrier ReefThe biggest thing ever built by living creatures.
- Sydney Opera HouseA theatre with a roof like white sails in Sydney Harbour.
- BorobudurThe largest Buddhist temple in the world, on the island of Java.
- Milford SoundA fjord in New Zealand where waterfalls drop straight into the sea.
It is in Australia.
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