GlenysKata Tjuta/Mount Olga - Central Australia
August 5th 2011 03:16
... magnificent domes ...
Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga is a cluster of over 30 ancient, rock domes. They are about 32 kilometres west of Uluru/Ayers Rock, 53 kilometres by road. Mt Olga, the tallest peak, rises 546 metres, which makes it about 200 metres higher than Uluru/Ayres Rock. Like Uluru/Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga has most of its mass below ground level and extends about 6 kilometres into the earth.
In the local Aboriginal language Kata Tjuta means 'many heads' and this area is sacred to the local Anangu people.
In 1872 the explorer Earnest Giles named the tallest peak Mount Olga, in honour of Queen Olga of Wurttemberg, Russia.
On 15 December 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names consisting of both the traditional Aboriginal name and the English name. As a result, Mount Olga was renamed Mount Olga / Kata Tjuta. On 6 November 2002, following a request from the regional Tourism Association, the order of the dual names was officially reversed to Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga.
(Wikipedia)
Kata/Tjuta/Mount Olga is in the Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park and is Aboriginal Land. The park is jointly managed by its Anangu traditional owners and The Director of National Parks and is a World Heritage area recognised for both Natural and Cultural values.
(Australian Government Parks Publication)
Watching the sunrise and sunset on Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga is not as popular as watching them at Uluru/Ayers Rock but it is a special experience if your schedule allows enough time and you don't mind rising well before the sun two mornings in a row. Two people in our family group opted to join us later in the day (for the walks) and, in my opinion, missed a unique experience.
A special viewing platform is provided. To watch the sunrise means arriving at the car park in the dark and making your way along the path to the viewing platform.
All is quiet ... as you wait for the sunrise.
It gives a rare opportunity, away from everyone and everything, to listen to the early morning sounds and silence of the desert.
Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga is a cluster of over 30 ancient, rock domes. They are about 32 kilometres west of Uluru/Ayers Rock, 53 kilometres by road. Mt Olga, the tallest peak, rises 546 metres, which makes it about 200 metres higher than Uluru/Ayres Rock. Like Uluru/Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga has most of its mass below ground level and extends about 6 kilometres into the earth.
Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga
In the local Aboriginal language Kata Tjuta means 'many heads' and this area is sacred to the local Anangu people.
In 1872 the explorer Earnest Giles named the tallest peak Mount Olga, in honour of Queen Olga of Wurttemberg, Russia.
On 15 December 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names consisting of both the traditional Aboriginal name and the English name. As a result, Mount Olga was renamed Mount Olga / Kata Tjuta. On 6 November 2002, following a request from the regional Tourism Association, the order of the dual names was officially reversed to Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga.
(Wikipedia)
Kata/Tjuta/Mount Olga is in the Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park and is Aboriginal Land. The park is jointly managed by its Anangu traditional owners and The Director of National Parks and is a World Heritage area recognised for both Natural and Cultural values.
(Australian Government Parks Publication)
Watching the sunrise and sunset on Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga is not as popular as watching them at Uluru/Ayers Rock but it is a special experience if your schedule allows enough time and you don't mind rising well before the sun two mornings in a row. Two people in our family group opted to join us later in the day (for the walks) and, in my opinion, missed a unique experience.
A special viewing platform is provided. To watch the sunrise means arriving at the car park in the dark and making your way along the path to the viewing platform.
All is quiet ... as you wait for the sunrise.
It gives a rare opportunity, away from everyone and everything, to listen to the early morning sounds and silence of the desert.
Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - The First Peep of Dawn
Sunrise at Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - 12 minutes later ...
Sunrise at Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - 10 minutes later ...
Sunrise at Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - 12 minutes later ...
Sunrise at Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - 4 minutes later ...
Sunrise at Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga - 6 minutes later ...
*** Exhilarating ... the silence and sounds of the desert before the sun rises ***
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