Uluru National Park

Uluru National Park, is national park in the Northern Territory. The park lies approx. 478km away from Alice Springs. The area was established as Ayers Rock/Mount Olga National Park in 1958 and renamed Uluru National Park in 1977. In 1985 the land was officially returned to, the region’s Aborigines. The Aborigines leased the area to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. The park was placed on the World Heritage List in 1987. The parks two main …showed first 75 words of 596 total…

…showed last 75 words of 596 total…size of Uluru. So far people have discovered 22 mammals, 150 different types of birds, many reptiles and frogs as well as nearly 400 plant species. In 1987 the Park was inscribed to the United Nations World Heritage List. It is also one of twelve Australian Biosphere Reserves. Visitors come to the rock via Alice Springs, 280 miles (450 km) northeast by road. The buildings of the tourist resort near Ayers Rock are coloured to blend in with the surrounding desert.