Thursday 14 October 2010

447 AU - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987)

Brief Description

"This park, formerly called Uluru (Ayers Rock – Mount Olga) National Park, features spectacular geological formations that dominate the vast red sandy plain of central Australia. Uluru, an immense monolith, and Kata Tjuta, the rock domes located west of Uluru, form part of the traditional belief system of one of the oldest human societies in the world. The traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta are the Anangu Aboriginal people."

乌卢鲁-卡塔曲塔国家公园

"该公园原名乌卢鲁国家公园,特点在于其壮观的地质构造,那也是澳大利亚中部广阔的红砂土平原的主要构造。乌卢鲁是一块巨大 的独石柱,而卡塔曲塔则是穹顶形巨石,位于乌卢鲁西部,它们共同构成了世界上最古老人类社会传统信仰体系的一部分。乌卢鲁-卡塔曲塔原来的所有者是阿南古 土著人。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/447

Courtesy of Reynardo from postcrossing

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