Uluru is an inselberg which means ‘island mountain’ and is around 600 million years old. It is located 450km away from Alice Springs in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory. It has the geographical coordinates of 25º 20’ 42” S and 131º 01’ 57” E. Uluru is made of sandstone, covers an area of 3.33 square kilometres and has a circumference of 9.4km. It is 348 metres tall and over 860 metres above sea level. It extends almost 6km underground. Uluru was formed by massive geological
ULURU DETAILS: Uluru, also commonly known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock located in the Northern Territory, Australia. Uluru is the Aboriginal name of the rock however it officially has dual names, both Uluru and Ayres Rock, and this official dual naming policy was introduced in 1993 to allow both names and cultures (Aboriginal and English) to be recognised. It is believed to be over 600 million years old and has an extreme climate. Winter nights can be as cold as -8oC, and summer days
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have faced disadvantages in various areas, particularly housing. The disadvantages these people face now are the result of policies introduced by the European settlers, then the government. The policies introduced were protection, assimilation, integration and self-determination. It is hard to understand the housing disadvantages faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people if their history is not
Hampton, R. & Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 2: Racism, colonisation/colonialism and impacts on Indigenous people. In Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. Oxford University Press: South Melbourne. “A Wombat in the Room”, written by Ronald Hampton and Maree Toombs, was published in 2013 as a source of information relating to Indigenous Australian’s and health. The book aims to direct readers to recognise the history and consequences of colonisation in Australia. Within the text
Australia is the largest island in the world and is the only country to occupy an entire island. Australia is also the smallest continent. When people think of Australia, they think about kangaroos and the outback (Lepthien 7). However, there is much more to learn about this unique country, including information about its geography, climate, government, people, plants, and animals. Australia is home to many fascinating geological features that can be found nowhere else in the world. In the Australian
From the time the British first settled the continent to the present, the Aboriginal people of Australia and the English-speaking Australian government have had a rocky relationship. For many years, aboriginal Australians experienced much discrimination and racism. Like Native Americans in the United States, the Aborigines were displaced from their tribal lands and forced into designated settlements. This was all part of an attempt on the part of the government and the European settlers to eradicate