Mount Olga
Mount Olga (Kata Tjuta) is located in Australia’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and consists of 36 massive rounded cliffs, many gorges and valleys. Its second name, Kata Tjuta, means “many heads” in the Aboriginal language.”
Video: Mount Olga (Kata Tjuta)
History
So why does this significant mountain in Aboriginal land have a quite “Russian” name?
.Mount Kata Tjuta was named Olga in 1872, in honor of Grand Duchess Olga, daughter of Russian Emperor Nicholas I, at the request of Baron Ferdinand von Muller. The gift was timed to coincide with the celebration of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Olga and her husband, King Charles I of Württemberg. On December 15, 1993, the double name was officially recognized. As a result, Mount Olga was renamed “Mount Olga / Kata Tjuta.”
Overall, the Uluru-Kata Tiuta Park region is an ideal destination for tourists who want to experience Australia’s Aboriginal cultural heritage. Here you can visit a cultural center and buy souvenirs, or go on a hike with an Aboriginal guide as your guide..
National Park
When visiting the National Park, tourists enter lands where red-brown mountains grow on a sandy plain, in an enchanting atmosphere of legends and mysteries. Mount Olga is located 32 kilometers from another Australian wonder, Uluru (Ayers Rock), a monolith that ranks among the world’s most gigantic.
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The Kata Tjuta Complex is recognized as the second local attraction, after Uluru. It is a group of rock-stones seemingly scattered in the middle of the desert. Olga is the most colossal and the most southwestern mountain. Its height is 1069 meters and its chemical composition resembles granite. Kata Tjuta is traversed by the “Valley of the Winds” and “Olga Gorge” hiking trails.”
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