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04-20-2016, 01:05 PM
7 obvious reasons why you shouldn't climb this sacred site in Australia
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There is a beautiful rock in the middle of Australia sometimes k**wn as Ayers Rock, but **w more commonly k**wn by its traditional Indige**us name, Uluru.*
The red rock that stands sensationally in the middle of Australia's red desert centre has been there for hundreds of millions of years, according to Indige**us belief. The UNESCO World Heritage site is sacred to the Anangu people, the traditional Aboriginal landowners in this region.*
SEE ALSO: Traditional owners mark handback of Uluru with beautiful ceremony (http://mashable.com/2015/10/26/uluru-handback-australia/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
This isn't just any rock, Uluru stands at 863 metres above sea level, with 348 metres above the ground and a major chunk of the overall rock buried underground. It is almost 10 kilometres around the outside.*In 1985, Uluru was handed back (http://mashable.com/2015/10/26/uluru-handback-australia/)to its traditional owners with a 99 year lease back to the Australian Parks and Wildlife Service to assist with maintenance and running. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/uluru-australia-climb/)
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There is a beautiful rock in the middle of Australia sometimes k**wn as Ayers Rock, but **w more commonly k**wn by its traditional Indige**us name, Uluru.*
The red rock that stands sensationally in the middle of Australia's red desert centre has been there for hundreds of millions of years, according to Indige**us belief. The UNESCO World Heritage site is sacred to the Anangu people, the traditional Aboriginal landowners in this region.*
SEE ALSO: Traditional owners mark handback of Uluru with beautiful ceremony (http://mashable.com/2015/10/26/uluru-handback-australia/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
This isn't just any rock, Uluru stands at 863 metres above sea level, with 348 metres above the ground and a major chunk of the overall rock buried underground. It is almost 10 kilometres around the outside.*In 1985, Uluru was handed back (http://mashable.com/2015/10/26/uluru-handback-australia/)to its traditional owners with a 99 year lease back to the Australian Parks and Wildlife Service to assist with maintenance and running. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/uluru-australia-climb/)
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