Wednesday, 20 April 2016

THE OLGAS

Kata Tjuta, sometimes written Tjuṯa (Kata Joota), and also known as Mount Olga (or colloquially as The Olgas), are a group of large domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 365 km southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru (2nd photo), 25 km to the east, and Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

 The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga cover an area of 21.68 km2, are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of sandstone. The highest point, Mount Olga, is 1,066 m above sea level, or approximately 546 m  above the surrounding plain (198 m higher than Uluru).

 This post is part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme.

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8 comments:

  1. Reader Wil20 April 2016 at 19:15

    Fantastic! One of these days I really must go and see Ayer's Rock( I don't know if I spelled it correctly). Thanks for your beautiful photos.
    Wil, ABCW Team

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  2. eileeninmd20 April 2016 at 21:36

    Hello, wonderful views of Mount Olga. Gorgeous photos. Have a happy day!

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  3. NCSue20 April 2016 at 21:52

    Marvelous!
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/04/stop-looking-at-me.html

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  4. MelodyK20 April 2016 at 22:10

    your photo's are (again) proof, how wonderful it is to participate in a meme wich has contributors from all over the world...

    Thank you very much for taking me on this trip... how i wish i would able to go there!!

    Have a nice abc-wednesday-day / – week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)

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  5. Kathy Walker20 April 2016 at 22:24

    Really cool pictures!!

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  6. Fun6020 April 2016 at 22:37

    Great photos of that very special area.

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  7. Roger Owen Green21 April 2016 at 06:08

    beautiful red rocks
    ROG, ABCW

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  8. Trubes21 April 2016 at 16:10

    Terrific shots of the Olgas and Ayers Rock, quite a phenomenon world wide.
    Thank you for sharing this part of the great Australian continent.
    Best wishes,
    Di.
    ABCW team.

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