This mighty rock is found in the geographical heart of Australia. It was formerly known as Ayer's Rock. What is its current aboriginal name?

Current aboriginal name?? It's the only name that has been used by Aboriginal peoples. It's referred to as that in their Dreaming stories - stories that explain how things came to be.

Joy Holbrook, and btw YOU do NOT speak for most Australians.

Love these Australia questions, my favorite country outside the U.S.

Joy Holbrook, Not political correctness but respect. Most Australians are not ignorant -we respect our First Nations culture and beliefs.

Joy Holbrook, it’s not ‘political correctness’, it’s respect. Something you clearly know nothing about. It’s a sacred site to the Anangu people, the traditional owners of the land. Surely, it’s not a difficult concept that one can admire a site without climbing it, leaving rubbish on it or urinating on it, as so many ‘climbers have done. If anyone visiting is a decent, respectful person then it may be of interest that the Anangu people encourage visitors to learn Tjukurpa stories which are told along the base walk. The community have also purposefully created Talinguru Nyakunytjaku for tourists. It's a viewing platform which gives spectacular views of the site. It was built to notonly deter visitors from climbing Uluru, but to guide visitors on a special Men's (Watiku) and Women's (Minymaku) Walk, providing them with an opportunity to understand Anangu culture.

Walked around it's base in 2023 and climbed it in 1966.

Jacqueline Tattam, TY for the social/ethnic/historical addendum and perspective.

It is the most imposing sight. It was like someone said, "There's nothing around for miles and miles, lets put this big rock here." It is beautiful at sunset as it turns colors from the brown to a reddish color to purple hues.

you are not allowed to climb uluru anymore that is by law .

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Love "current Aboriginal name."

Lynne Cage, It was always sacred land to the aboriginals, but after white settlement it took a long time for them to regain possession and control of it.

420quest, Uluru stands 348 metres above sea level at its tallest point , yet it resembles a “land iceberg” as the vast majority of its mass is actually underground - almost 2.5km worth!

Joy Holbrook, You only speak for yourself. Uluru is on land which is owned by the Anangu people. They have asked for years that people stop climbing the rock because it is sacred but people like you continued to climb it so since Novemeber 2019 it is banned.

Got it! Love Australia!

Noreen Sochowski, good.

It has never been called Ayer's Rock, with an apostrophe.