Some fun facts about Uluru
10,000 years ago humans first settled at the base of Uluru
1872 Europeans discover and map Uluru
1920 Part of Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park made an Aboriginal reserve
1936 First tourists arrive in the Uluru area for sightseeing
1952 First climbing death on Uluru is recorded
1959 First airstrip constructed on north side of Uluru
1985 Australian government returns ownership to native land owners
37 people have died climbing Uluru since 1950
Uluru is 348m high but goes 2.5km underground
The Eiffel Tower is 324m
Uluru is 600 Million Years old
Uluru rock is composed of arkose, a coarse grained sandstone rich in the mineral feldspar
Feldspars are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals that make up about 41% of the Earth's continental crust by weight they are a group of minerals distinguished by the presence of alumina and silica (SiO2) in their chemistry