Planning a trip to the largest rock in the world shouldn’t be too difficult, but there’s a problem. No-one can agree where it is.
Depending on who you ask, it could be either Uluru in the Northern Territory or Mount Augustus (also called Burringurrah) in Western Australia. We know Mount Augustus is twice as large as Uluru, but some scientists don’t think it counts as a single rock.
Scientists from Wollongong and Perth looked at the differences between these two sites to try and determine which one is truly the largest rock in Australia. After analysing their structure and history, they decided that it’s just too difficult to say where one rock ends and another begins.
Since many scientists have slightly different definitions, we simply can’t agree on which place deserves the title of ‘world’s largest rock’. If you really wanted to see the record holder in person, it might be worth doing a road trip – they’re apparently both spectacular.
Lachlan Writes Science 