Rising from seemingly nowhere in the deep center of Australia, Uluru, the Aboriginal name of Ayers Rock, is one of the world's great natural wonders. Its sheer immensity dwarfs everything around it. Uluru has acquired its reputation by its size and the effect the sun has on its colors and appearance. Sunrises and sunsets cause its color to change from brown to orange, red and finally to grey. Uluru was formed from left-overs of a huge sedimentary deposited hundreds of millions of years ago. Uluru is 2830 feet above sea level,1141 feet high, 2.2 miles long, 1.2 miles wide, 5.8 miles around the base, extends about several miles into the ground, it is not exactly known how far. Uluru is made of arkose sandstone and is naturally grey, but the iron content of the rock is 'rusting' at the surface, resulting in the distinctive red iron oxide coating. Springs, waterholes, rock caves, ancient paintings are found around the rock formation. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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