Who discovered Uluru?

Answer 1

The Aborigines have known about Uluru (Ayers Rock) for thousands of years. The monolith (or inselberg) is considered a sacred site by the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, and ancient paintings can be seen in caves, cliff overhangs and other surfaces of Uluru. For this reason, it is clear that the first people to discover Uluru were the Australian indigenous people.

Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. Gosse discovered the rock (now known by its native name of Uluru) by accident during an expedition through Australia's interior. The need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. On 18 July 1873 he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen".

Gosse named the feature Ayers Rock in honour of the then-Chief Secretary of South Australia, or Premier, Sir Henry Ayers.

Answer 2

It is not known if the Aboriginal people of the area climbed the rock. However, the first person known to climb the rock was William Gosse. He gave the rock it's name, even though it was already commonly known as Uluru.

Answer 3

The Aborigines have known about Uluru for thousands of years.

Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. Gosse discovered the rock (now known by its native name of Uluru) by accident during an expedition through Australia's interior. The need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. On 18 July 1873 he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen".

Known to the indigenous Australians as Uluru, the rock was named Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time.

Answer 4

The Aborigines have known about Uluru for thousands of years.

Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. Gosse discovered the rock (now known by its native name of Uluru) by accident during an expedition through Australia's interior. The need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. On 18 July 1873 he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen".

Known to the indigenous Australians as Uluru, the rock was named Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time.

Answer 5

The Aborigines have known about Uluru for thousands of years.

Explorer William Gosse, of the South Australian Survey Department, is believed to have been the first European explorer to see Ayers Rock. Gosse discovered the rock (now known by its native name of Uluru) by accident during an expedition through Australia's interior. The need to find water for his camels forced him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned. On 18 July 1873 he sighted Ayers Rock, recording that, "This rock is certainly the most wonderful natural feature I have ever seen".

Known to the indigenous Australians as Uluru, the rock was named Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, Premier of South Australia at the time.

Answer 6

As the indigenous Australians, known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, were the first people in Australia, it is safe to say that they were the ones who discovered Uluru. The site is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, and ancient paintings can be seen in caves, cliff overhangs and other surfaces of Uluru. For this reason, it is clear that the first people to discover Uluru were the aboriginal people.

However, their discovery was unknown by the rest of the world until European explorer William Christie Gosse came upon Uluru, quite by accident, while on a survey mission for the South Australian Survey Department. Gosse needed to find water for his camels, forcing him to take a more southerly course than he had originally planned, and thus leading to his discovery of this magnificent natural feature on 18 July 1873.

Answer 7

The Anangu people of central Australia are the traditional owners of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.

Answer 8

William Gosse