Ayers Rock at Sunset
On July 19, 1873, surveyor William Goose discovered a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of Northern Territory, Central Australia. He named it Ayers Rock, after South Australia's Chief Secretary Sir Henry Ayers.
Originally called Uluru by the Aboriginal people, who consider the rock as sacred, Ayers Rock is 1,142 feet high and 5.8 miles in circumference, with most of its' bulk being underground.
Now Australia's most famous natural landmark is officially named Uluru/Ayers Rock.
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