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Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The park is home to both Uluru and Kata Tjuta. It is located 1,943 kilometers (1,207 mi) south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometers (270 mi) southwest of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways. The park covers 1,326 square kilometers (512 sq mi) and includes the features it is named after Uluru and, 40 kilometers (25 mi) to its west, Kata Tjuta. The location is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for natural and cultural landscape.
Uluru is recognized as “Australia’s most natural icon” and has become a focal point for Australia and the world’s acknowledgment of Australian indigenous culture. The sandstone monolith stands 348 meters (1,142 ft) high with most of its bulk below the ground. To Anangu (local indigenous people), Uluru is a place name, and this “Rock” has a number of different landmarks where many ancestral beings have interacted with the landscape and/or each other, some even believed to still reside here. Kata Tjuta, meaning ‘many heads’, is a sacred place relating to knowledge that is considered very powerful and dangerous, only suitable for initiated men. It is made up of a group of 36 conglomerate rock domes that date back 500 million years.
Anangu are the traditional Aboriginal owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. They believe that their culture was created at the beginning of time by ancestral beings. Uluru and Kata Tjuta provide physical evidence of feats performed during the creation period. They often lead walking tours to inform visitors about the local flora and fauna, bush foods, and the Aboriginal Dreamtime stories of the area.
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