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Kata Tjuta
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Louise Fahy (loufah)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 9 W: 0 N: 21]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (104) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-01-25 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-03-06 12:21 |
| Viewed: 176 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Kata Tjuta in central Australia.
Kata Tjuta is also known as Mount Olga (or The Olgas). It is a group of large domed rock formations located about 365 km southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru, 25 km to the east and Kata Tjuta form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The 36 domes, covering an area of 21.68 km˛, 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 1066 m above sea level, or approximately 546 m above the surrounding plain (203 m higher than Uluru).
There are many Pitjantjatjara Dreamtime legends associated with Kata Tjuta. A number of legends surround the great snake Wanambi who is said to live on the summit of Mount Olga and only comes down during the dry season.
Many ceremonies are still carried out here, particularly at night. One of these former ceremonies included a type of public punishment that in extreme cases included death.
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- jackal
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 295 W: 3 N: 211]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(2843) - [2009-03-07 21:57]
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Hi Louise,
a good silhouette of the rocks - perhaps if you had used a grad ND filter or polarizer, it would have darkened down the sky and then we could see the red earth in the FG
cheers
jack
