Mgr. Petra Soukupová

Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP

Contents

ULURU: map General info I General info II General info III General info IV Amazing colours Fauna Flora Tourists Kata Tjuta/The Olgas Indigenous people/Aborigines Resources

Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP

* a large rock formation in the Northern Territory

* also known as Ayers Rock or The Rock

* discovered in 1872 by Europeans pioneering the west

* listed as a World Heritage Site

* Australia's most recognizable natural icon

* first settlements 10,000 years ago

* a sandstone monolith

* 348m high

* 3.6km long

* 2.4km wide

* 5km under surface

* 9.4km in circumference

* 600 mil years old

* many springs

* waterholes

* caves

* varied fauna and flora

* average temperatures:

summer 37.8°C

winter 4.7°C

Uluru with The Olgas in the background

* a sacred place to the Aboriginal people

* myths and legends about its formation

* seat of their gods

* ancient paintings

* a curse

Amazing Colour Changes* due to the change of light intensity during the day and

year

* 46 species of mammals: kangaroo

* reptiles: snake, lizard

* amphibians: frog

* birds: emu, bat

Fauna

Great Desert Skink

Black-flanked Rock-wallaby

Bilby

Marsupial MoleWoma Python

Perentie

Flora

* many species of

→ trees

→ shrubs

→ flowers

→ grasses

Mulga (Acacia)

Desert Bloodwood treeAdder's Tongue

Spinifex grass Desert Oaks with Kata Tjuta in the background

Tourists

* a popular tourist attraction

* a lond and steep hike to the top (800m)

* energy-and-health-demanding

* closed when heavy winds

* a number of deaths

* calls for banning the climb and photographing

Kata Tjuta/The Olgas

* a similar rock formation

* 25km west of Uluru

* 'Many Heads'

Wildflowers in bloomwith Kata Tjuta

in the background

Austronaut view

Aerial view

Indigenous people/Aborigines

* the 'First Peoples'

* arrived 50, 000 years ago

* traditional languages

* various tools, weapons, instruments

* didgeridoo

* boomerang

* 'The Stolen Generations': 1869-1970

* music

* literature

* sports

* politics

* film

Freeman at the Olympic final 400m Sydney 2000

David Unaipon(1872–1967), the first Aboriginal author.

Noel Pearson is an Aboriginal lawyer, rights activist and essayist.

Resources

Uluru. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru

Kata Tjuta. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Tjuta

The Olgas. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Olgas

Indigenous people of Australia. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Australia

Uluru-Kata Tjuta. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulu%E1%B9%9Fu-Kata_Tju%E1%B9%AFa_National_Park

Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru-Kata_Tjuta_National_Park

Indigenous Australian art. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_art

Indigenous Australians. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-16]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians

Mulga. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_aneura

Adder´s Tongue. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophioglossum

Centralian Bloodwood. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corymbia_opaca

Skink. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink

Perentie. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perentie

Bilby. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilby

Woma Python. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidites_ramsayi

Marsupial Mole. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial_mole

Cathy Freeman. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-03-30]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Freeman