These past weeks we have been working on writing a non-fiction book about subjects we have learnt about I chose Uluru
Here is my writing: _____________________________________________________
Uluru also called Ayers Rock is an important structure in Australia and has many stories around it. It is important to Anangu culture and is a massive rock mostly made out of weathered limestone. The caves at the foot of it are sacred to seven aboriginal peoples.
Location:
Uluru is located in Uluru-Kata-Tjuta National Park, in the middle of Australia on the edge of northern territory 335 km southwest from Alice Springs and is one of the largest rocks in the world. It is also one of the 7 wonders of the world.
History:
Archaeological findings to the east and west indicate that people settled into the area more than 10,000 years ago. Europeans arrived in the Australian West Desert in the 1870s. Uluru and Kata Tjuta were first mapped by Europeans in 1872. In different expeditions Ernest Giles and William Gosse were the first explorers to go near this sacred site. While exploring in 1872 Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from a place near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olaga, while the next year Gosse observed Uluru and called it Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers.
Geology:
Uluru is an inselberg meaning “Island Mountain.” An inselberg is an isolated hill or knob that rises abruptly and is surrounded by flat lowlands. Uluru is often referred to as a monolith but it is an ambiguous term so I will call it an inselberg.
Aboriginal:
As with a lot of places around Australia there are a lot of stories around Uluru, mostly from The Dreaming. According to the Anagu, the landowners of Uluru the word was once a featureless place. Nothing existed until the creator beings in the forms of people, animals and even plants travelled the land. Then in a process of creation and destruction they formed the landscape as we know it today.
Uluru is a fascinating rock and an important cultural icon to the aboriginal tribes of Australia. _____________________________________________________
I enjoyed this task because I love writing.
Have you been to Uluru?