How Was Kata Tjuta?
Around 500 Million Year's Ago, the Whole Area Became Covered in Sea. Sand and Mud Fell to the Bottom and Covered the Seabed, Including These Fans. the Weight...
Around 500 million years ago, the whole area became covered in sea. Sand and mud fell to the bottom and covered the seabed, including these fans. The weight of the new seabed turned the fans into rock. The sandy fan became sandstone (Uluru) while the rocky fan became conglomerate rock (Kata Tjuta).
What is special about Kata Tjuta?
Meaning 'many heads', Kata Tjuta is sacred to the local Aboriginal Anangu people, who have inhabited the area for more than 22,000 years. It forms an important focus of their spiritual life. As a visitor you can join a cultural tour to learn some of the region's sacred history and Dreamtime stories.
Is Kata Tjuta bigger than Uluru?
Bigger, wider and taller than Uluru, is a spectacular collection of 36 enormous rocks. ... Uluru might be taller than the , but Kata Tjuta towers another 200m higher than that; it would dwarf even New York City's Empire State Building.
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