About 32 km to the west of Uluru (Ayers Rock) lie the 36 steep-sided domes of Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas). Uluru and Kata Tjuta form the core of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - the world's only twice listed site in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Kata Tjuta's domes cover an area of 3500 hectares, with Mount Olga, the highest feature, rising to a height of 500 metres. Kata Tjuta is very, very sacred, even more so than Uluru, to the aboriginal Anangu people who are the heritage owners of the land. The area also supports a wonderful potpourri of unique flora and fauna. The predominantly sandy landscape is dominated by spnifex and low scrubs on sand dunes and sand plains dotted with large desert oaks.Over 150 specied of birds, and many reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates adapted to arid environments have been recorded. [ Please wait for Java applets and image to load. Click with left mouse button to stop motion. Hold down left mouse button for manual panning ]. Copyright 2001 www.UpFromAustralia.com |
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