Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park in Australia's Northern Territory protects two of the country's best-known landmarks, the great sandstone monolith of Uluru and the group of rock domes known as Kata Tjuta. They are sacred to the Anangu, the traditional owners, who have lived in the area for tens of thousands of years. The park was first created as a reserve under the name of Ayers Rock, and ownership of the land was returned to the Anangu in the 1980s, who lease it back to the government and manage the park jointly. It is listed as a World Heritage Site for both natural and cultural values. Climbing Uluru was banned in 2019 out of respect for the Anangu.
Before and after
- 1958Founding of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
- 1958Child mortality falls below 20% worldwide
- from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962Founding of West Indies Federation
- 19 January 1958Origins of Canadian Football League
- 23 January 1958Establishment of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
- 26 January 1958Birth of Ellen DeGeneres
- 1 February 1958Launch of Explorer 1
- 6 February 1958Munich air disaster
- March 1958Start of the Keeling curve at Mauna Loa
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