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Ayers Rock/ Uluru

Rank:

Top 100

Wonder Type: Mixed

Country: Australia

Best of: Desert, Landform, Rock Formation

Description:

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 (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs, 450 km (280 mi) by road. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Ayers Rock/ Uluru", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.