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Kata Tjuta, in the Pitjantjatjara dialect, is the traditional Aboriginal name for the formation.The alternative name, The Olgas, comes from the tallest peak, Mount Olga.. At the behest of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Mount Olga was named in 1872 by Ernest Giles, in honour of Queen Olga of Württemberg (born Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia.The park is home to both Uluru and Kata Tjuta.It is located 1,943 kilometres (1,207 mi) south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometres (270 mi) south-west of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways.
Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Uluru is one of Australia's most recognisable natural landmarks [2] and has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.
The name Pitjantjatjara derives from the word pitjantja, a nominalised form of the verb "go" (equivalent to the English "going" used as a noun). Combined with the comitative suffix -tjara, it means something like "pitjantja-having" (i.e. the variety that uses the word pitjantja for "going").
"Along with Uluru, 25 km to the east, Kata Tjuta forms one of two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park." Perhaps I should ask not what it means, but what it is meant to mean. The statement is also made on the Uluru page. What this actually means is that Uluru and Kata Tju together make up one (yes just one) of the two major ...
The sides of Mount Conner are blanketed by scree (talus) and its top is blanketed by colluvium.The base of Mount Conner is surrounded by alluvium. [7] [8] [9]The summit of Mount Conner, along with the summits of low domes in the Kata Tjuta complex and summit levels of Uluru, is an erosional remnant of a Cretaceous geomorphic surface.
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
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