Uluru

Aires Rock

Aires Rock is the world’s largest rock and is sacred to the aboriginal people who live and run the area around Aires Rock and the rock itself. There are lots things to do there, such as the elder’s stories, rock climbing, and hiking trails. The rock itself, rising 1,142 feet, holds an important place in local aboriginal folklore. It’s also about three and a half miles underneath the ground! This is just three questions about the area.

-Yes Uluru is considered the biggest rock on this rock. It is about 1,142 feet in height from the bottom up (Harder). And also hides three and a half miles underground which is unseen to the human eye (O'Meara).
 * 1) 1. **Is Aires Rock the biggest rock on earth?**

-The Aborigines believe many things about Uluru. “The rock has special meaning for the local Anangu aboriginals, as well as for camera-toting tourists who fly to the site, toast the sunset with a flute of champagne, and quickly leave”( Harder). But other people believe that it is coursed if you take pieces of it away. “Hundreds of tourists who have taken home a chunk of Australia's best-known landmark, the towering monolith called Uluru, have returned their illicit souvenirs, with some claiming to have been struck by bad luck as a result of the theft.” “The largest rock sent back to date is a 32kg chunk - equivalent to the luggage allowance on most domestic flights - returned by a remorseful couple from South Australia. They told stories that included marriage break-ups, family illnesses, and even deaths, which they attributed to their mementoes” (Marks).
 * 1) 2. **What do the Aborigines and others believe about the rock?**

-There are many stories about Aires Rock but here are some. “Uluru, their term for the site, is but one station of a vast desert sanctuary in which each dimple and crease in the terrain is the subject of a unique and venerated tales.” “One story tells of a violent murder of an innocent snake man, a mythical being, by a group of Liru, or poisonous snakes” (Harder)
 * 1) 3. **What is the history behind Aires Rock?**



Sources > **Source cited: Theiben, Grischa. Aires Rock. 2004. Photograph. Uluru**
 * Harder, Ben. "The Monolith Called Uluru." //U.S. News & World Report// 26 Nov. 2007: 45. //Expanded Academic ASAP//. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.
 * Marks, Kathy. "Uluru Tourists Return 'cursed' Souvenirs." APN Holdings NZ Limited, 12 May 2008. Web. [].
 * O'Meara, Donna. "Australia.(Only In ...)(Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia)(Ayers Rock )." //Faces: People, Places, and Cultures// May 2005: 6+. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Web. 21 Apr. 2010.
 * [|**http://www.flickr.com/photos/grischa/3233830273/**]

Aires Rock is a very fun and interesting click here to learn more.