Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Also known as Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru (Ayers Rock - Mt Olga) National Park
national park in the Northern Territory, Australia and location of a sandstone monolith
Key facts
- Location
- Northern Territory , Petermann
- Nearest city
- Yulara
- Area
- 1,333.72 km (514.95 sq mi)
- Established
- 23 January 1958 ( 1958-01-23 )
- Governing body
- Director of National Parks Aboriginal traditional land owners (the Anangu people)
- Website
- Official website
- Criteria
- Cultural: v, vi; Natural: vii, viii
- Inscription
- 1987 (11th Session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 132566
- Elevation
- 812
- Official website
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Article
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The park is home to both Uluru and Kata Tjuta. It is located 1,943 kilometres (1,207 mi) south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometres (270 mi) south-west of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways. The Outback Highway linking Western Australia and Queensland, and being developed as Australia's third east-west transcontinental route, shares the main road through the park.
The park covers 1,326 square kilometres (512 sq mi) and includes the features it is named after: Uluru and, 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its west, Kata Tjuta. The location is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for natural and cultural landscape in 1987.
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1987 establishments in AustraliaAustralian National Heritage ListBiosphere reserves of AustraliaCommonwealth Heritage List places in the Northern TerritoryCultural landscapes of AustraliaIUCN Category IINational parks managed by the Australian governmentNational parks of the Northern TerritoryProtected areas established in 1987UluruWorld Heritage Sites in Australia