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Anangu Research Paper

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Uluru is located in the middle of Uluru National Park, and is about 335 Kilometres Southwest of Alice Springs, however many people travel by road, which is about 463 Kilometres from Alice Springs.

Question 1:

What is Uluru's Size?

Uluru is approximately 2.4 Kilometres Long , 1.6 Kilometres Wide , 348 Metres tall above sea level, and 2.5 Kilometres deep below sea level.

Have there been any deaths?

There has been 37 recorded Deaths, from climbing Uluru since 1950. The most famous death at Uluru is the death of Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain, who went missing from a camp site at Uluru, Originally Lindy Chamberlain (the mother) and Michael Chamberlain (the father) were imprisoned, however the sentences were quashed. A dingo was then the suspect, …show more content…

Is Uluru Holy?

Uluru is a Holy and sacred place for the Anangu Tribe.

Who is the Anangu Tribe?

The Anangu Tribe lived at Uluru until the 1900's when the Government declared ownership, many of the Anangu tribe people weren't living there at the moment. In 1983 the government gave owner ship back to the Anangu Tribe, and made it a national park.

What's at Uluru?

Throughout Uluru there is Little Vegetation, Waterholes, Rock Caves, Several Springs,Historically Uluru has 46 native Species, and has Several Ancient Paintings.

Question 2:

Broken pieces of rock would have drifted down a river, eventually the broken pieces of rock would have settled at the bottom of the water and become deposited, the deposited rocks form layers, the weight from the pieces of rock squashes the bottom layers of sediments and the water between the rocks are squeezed out, Crystals and different salts start to form which causes a type of glue- this is called cementation, eventually a sedimentary rock is formed, however this may take Millions of years.

Question 2 A:

Uluru is made up of mostly, Sand, Sandstone, Feldspar, Granite, Arkose, and Various Crystalline Minerals.

Question 2

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