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Ayers Rock
Author(s) -
SELBY JONATHAN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1989.tb00672.x
Subject(s) - geology , tourism , earth science , archaeology , mining engineering , geography
For years the world's most famous inselberg was plagued by the deleterious effects of human activity. Now a massive investment, stimulated by the international tourist industry, has ensured preservation of the rock's unique geomorphological features and its fragile ecology.