While the rock had been known as Uluru for thousands of years, British-born explorer William Gosse was credited with discovering it in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock after the then-premier of the ...

Tourists climb Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia, October 25, 2019. Photo by AAP Image/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS ...

While the rock had been known as Uluru for thousands of years, explorer William Gosse was credited with discovering it in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock after the then-premier of the British colony ...

Otherwise known by its colonial name of Ayers Rock, the UNESCO World Heritage site – located 450 kilometers west of Alice Springs – is climbed by more than 100,000 people every year.

For millennia, Uluru was a holy place, the land where Aborigines believed the shapers of the world walked." Europeans exploring the center of Australia "discovered" the rock in the 1870s.

Australia's rock formations, including Uluru, The Pinnacles, Wave Rock, and Kata Tjuta, have captivated visitors, offering insights into Earth's history. Other notable formations like the Devils ...

Uluru was temporarily also known as Ayers Rock, but in 1985 it reverted to its Aboriginal name. Management was handed back to the land’s traditional custodians, the area around Uluru was cleared ...

Thomas Pesquet: Here is a picture I’ve wanted to take for a long time: Ayer’s rock in Australia (also named Uluru in aboriginal). This is a sacred site, and a striking landscape.

While the rock had been known as Uluru for thousands of years, British-born explorer William Gosse was credited with discovering it in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock after the then-premier of the ...