Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru by the indigenous Australians, is located in the outback of Australia. Specifically, it is in central Australia, in the southern part of the Northern Territory. In...
Ayers Rock was named by explorer William Gosse after the former Premier of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. On 18 July 1873, he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most...