Interesting. I don't really have anything to add to this except Ayers Rock is also known as Uluru, its Pitjantjatjara name, and I would refer to it as such. Older people and non-Australians would use Ayers Rock more. (Disclaimer: I am a anglo-saxon Australian from Melbourne, so I am by no means an authority here.) (From wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru): In 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names that consist of both the traditional Aboriginal name and the English name. On 15 December 1993, Uluru was renamed Ayers Rock / Uluru and became the first officially dual named feature in the Northern Territory. The order of the dual names was officially reversed to Uluru / Ayers Rock on 6 November 2002 following a request from the Regional Tourism Association in Alice Springs.)
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Date: 2006-05-09 05:30 am (UTC)(From wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru): In 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names that consist of both the traditional Aboriginal name and the English name. On 15 December 1993, Uluru was renamed Ayers Rock / Uluru and became the first officially dual named feature in the Northern Territory. The order of the dual names was officially reversed to Uluru / Ayers Rock on 6 November 2002 following a request from the Regional Tourism Association in Alice Springs.)