Uluru and Kata Tjuta at day break. Uluru rises 1142 ft, is 6 Miles circumference, sinks 3 Miles under the ground level, is 2.25 Miles long, and 1.5 miles wide. Kata Tjuta, aka Heads Many to local Anangu people, is a formation of 36 domes rising 1790 feet at highest dome. This is 660 feet higher than Uluru. The domes and gorges are very sacred. Only 2 areas are open to tourists. Kata Tjuta is much lesser known than Uluru but has far more significance to the indigenous people. Both began their formation over 900 million years ago at the time Amadeus Basin was an inland sea. Petermann Orogeny over 500 million years ago created the Petermann ranges. The ranges eroded forming alluvial fans. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are the remains of these fans. Fascinated? This is your geology lesson for the day. Or for the year for that matter..
Nearly 5e whole group arose before daylight to experience first had the sun rising of such magnificent monoliths. It was totally cool. Temps too. It was about 2 degrees Celsius. You can do the math. A little assignment for you. ;) It is also moving day. We said goodbye to Uluru and the red center of Australia to say hello to Cairns. (Pronounced cans - silly Aussies). Tomorrow, the Great Barrier Reef!
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