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in the rock are relatively fresh in appearance. This lack of sorting and grain rounding is typical of arkosic sandstones and is indicative of relatively rapid erosion from the granites of the growing mountains to the south. The layers of sand were nearly horizontal when deposited, but were tilted to
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formation stands 348 m (1,142 ft) high, rising 863 m (2,831 ft) above sea level with most of its bulk lying underground, and has a total perimeter of 9.4 km (5.8 mi). Uluru is notable for appearing to change colour at different times of the day and year, most notably
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The park has a hot desert climate and receives an average rainfall of 284.6 mm (11.2 in) per year. The average high temperature in summer (December–January) is 37.8 °C (100.0 °F), and the average low temperature in winter (June–July) is 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). Temperature
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Aṉangu believe that the ancestors still exist at Uluru today. Luunpa, now a large rock, keeps watch, while the men killed by
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A chain handhold, added to the rock in 1964 and extended in 1976, made the hour-long climb easier, but it remained a steep, 800 m (0.5 mi) hike to the top, where it can be quite windy. It was recommended that individuals drink plenty of water while climbing, and that those who were
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are known to have been living near Uluru; according to recent surveys there are currently 21. Aṉangu acknowledge that a decrease in the number has implications for the condition and health of the landscape. Moves are supported for the reintroduction of locally extinct animals such as
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track, and also due to a sense of responsibility for the safety of visitors. Until
October 2019, the visitors' guide said "the climb is not prohibited, but we prefer that, as a guest on Aṉangu land, you will choose to respect our law and culture by not climbing".
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the 1950s. In 1958, the area that would become the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa
National Park was excised from the Petermann Reserve; it was placed under the management of the Northern Territory Reserves Board and named the Ayers Rock–Mount Olga National Park. The first
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Both Uluru and the nearby Kata Tjuta formation have great cultural significance for the local Aṉangu people, the traditional inhabitants of the area, who lead walking tours to inform visitors about the bush, food, local flora and fauna, and the
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or medical conditions restricting exercise, did not attempt it. Climbing Uluru was generally closed to the public when high winds were present at the top. As of July 2018, 37 deaths related to recreational climbing have been recorded.
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project about 3 km (1.9 mi) on the east side of Uluru involved design and construction supervision by the Aṉangu traditional owners of 11 km (6.8 mi) of roads and 1.6 km (1 mi) of walking trails.
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woman) spied him first, and warned the Mala people; however, they did not listen to her. Kurpany attacked and killed some of the men, and the remaining Mala people fled southwards, into what is now the state of
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platform and requested that the content be removed in accordance with the wishes of Aṉangu, Uluru's traditional owners, and the national park's Film and
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and are forbidden ground for Aṉangu of the opposite sex to those participating in the rituals in question. The photographic restriction is intended to prevent Aṉangu from inadvertently violating this
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share decision-making on the management of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Under their joint Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Management Plan 2010–20, issued by the Director of National Parks under the
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the following year. In July 1992, Yulara Development Company was dissolved and the Ayers Rock Resort Company was established, after which all hotels came under the same management.
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population of the park comprises at least seven species that depend on day roosting sites within caves and crevices of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Most of the bats forage for aerial
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when it glows red at dawn and sunset. The reddish colour in the rock derives from
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scalping with 'doggers' who introduced the Aṉangu to European foods and ways.
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Itjanu (January/February/March) – Sporadic storms can roll in suddenly
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3414:"Waterfalls at Uluru during 'magical' weather event"
2891:"On this day: Aboriginal Australians get Uluru back"
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2582:Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Plan of Management
913:returning from photo session on Uluru, March 1983
30:"Ayers Rock" redirects here. For other uses, see
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3545:Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Map Sheet GS52-8
3251:, 13 November 2019. Tretrieced 13 November 2019.
3137:"Indigenous group wants Uluru stripper deported"
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2310:. Northern Territory Government. 6 November 2002
1745:Local Aboriginal people recognise five seasons:
1001:surfaces, leading to the lack of development of
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2868:"World Heritage and International Significance"
1048:and up to 25% rock fragments; most feldspar is
1032:Uluru is dominantly composed of coarse-grained
773:from Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, April 2007
634:
3666:
3162:Hitch, Georgia; Hose, Nick (1 November 2017).
3059:"Australia to ban climbing on Uluru from 2019"
1044:. Average composition is 50% feldspar, 25–35%
975:Close-up view of Uluru's surface, composed of
807:Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service
4162:Tourist attractions in the Northern Territory
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3650:Uluru & Kata Tjuta: A Geological History
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2922:"Uluru October closure creates new headache"
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2263:Pitjantjatjara § Recognition of sacred sites
1232:Aboriginal Australian religion and mythology
1152:that extended out from the ancestors of the
1072:, invariably replaced to various degrees by
894:poll found that only 44% supported the ban.
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523:, with no further particular meaning in the
3891:Climate statistics for Australian locations
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3288:"Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park – Tjukurpa"
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2359:. Sydney: Lansdowne Press. pp. 40–41.
2258:List of mountains of the Northern Territory
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3789:"Uluru tourists return 'cursed' souvenirs"
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2527:Uluru: An Aboriginal History of Ayers Rock
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1749:Wanitjunkupai (April/May) – Cooler weather
1269:Uluru: An Aboriginal history of Ayers Rock
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441:, 335 km (208 mi) south-west of
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2787:"'Spectacular' sunrise platform at Uluru"
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2268:Protected areas of the Northern Territory
1476:Learn how and when to remove this message
4167:First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites
4112:Northern Territory official tourism site
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2813:"New Uluru view spares desert songlines"
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3274:"Support for closing Uluru to climbing"
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2331:"Defining Symbols of Australia - Uluru"
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1300:Many other Tjukurpa such as Kalaya (
639:Europeans arrived in the Australian
4147:Mountains of the Northern Territory
2889:Swallow, Julian (26 October 2010).
1503:Historically, 46 species of native
828:Climbers and a warning sign in 2005
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2976:Haskin, Emma (24 September 2019).
2948:Haskin, Emma (29 September 2019).
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3648:Sweet, I.P.; Crick, I.H. (1992).
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3223:. 17 October 2018. Archived from
3110:Laughland, Oliver (8 July 2013).
2698:Gamble, Lucy (20 November 2012).
1124:, forming small ponds at the base
1111:
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1401:needs additional citations for
812:Since the park was listed as a
726:Aboriginal ownership since 1985
4106:Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
3958:Growing Up at Uluru, Australia
3593:. ABC-CLIO. pp. 719–720.
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2524:Layton, Robert (August 2001).
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2329:National Museum of Australia.
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2279:Uluru Statement from the Heart
2218:Source: Bureau of Meteorology
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534:On 19 July 1873, the surveyor
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293:Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
191:Show map of Northern Territory
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4152:Sacred mountains of Australia
4132:Australian Aboriginal culture
4024:The Rock: Travelling to Uluru
3728:Encyclopedia of Sacred Places
3357:Jackson, Lisa (19 May 2017).
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1286:Encyclopedia of Sacred Places
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731:community and Prime Minister
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3962:Fortitude Valley, Queensland
3787:Marks, Kathy (12 May 2008).
3762:"Rock theft brings bad luck"
2811:Hall, Lex (8 October 2009).
738:The Aboriginal community of
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635:Arrival of Europeans (1870s)
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3964:: Steve Parish Publishing.
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424:Uluru / Ayers Rock
32:Ayers Rock (disambiguation)
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1539:Trees at the base of Uluru
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866:Director of National Parks
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705:Aboriginals Ordinance 1918
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574:View of Uluru from the ISS
506:people, call the landmark
456:of the area, known as the
283:UNESCO World Heritage Site
81:348 m (1,142 ft)
71:863 m (2,831 ft)
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2417:"Dual Naming of Features"
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4054:Mountford, Charles P.
4030:: Allen & Unwin.
3895:Bureau of Meteorology
3703:"The Creation Period"
2895:Australian Geographic
2843:"History & Facts"
2730:"Journey to handback"
2552:"History of the park"
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224:Show map of Australia
4172:Sandstone formations
4064:: Rigby Publishing.
3997:Simon & Schuster
3993:Roseville Chase, NSW
3563:Australian Landforms
3320:. 24 September 2020.
2740:on 19 September 2020
2496:"Uluru & Yulara"
1821:Record high °C (°F)
1714:adder's tongue ferns
1699:centralian bloodwood
1410:improve this article
1271:, reads as follows:
1262:Creation of the rock
712:Tourism (1936–1960s)
114:-25.34500; 131.03611
3616:Glossary of Geology
3338:. 23 September 2020
2427:on 12 November 2019
2171:Average rainy days
2031:Record low °C (°F)
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1518:rufous hare-wallaby
1497:Petrogale lateralis
1343:rufous hare-wallaby
814:World Heritage Site
700:Aboriginal reserves
473:World Heritage Site
105: /
3793:New Zealand Herald
3680:on 28 October 2007
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3221:Welcome to Country
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61:Highest point
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3600:978-1-61069-446-9
3450:. 22 October 2020
3422:. 21 October 2020
3096:978-0-9807460-1-3
3065:. 1 November 2017
3044:978-0-9807460-1-3
2847:Ayers Rock Resort
2667:Fitzroy, Victoria
2502:. 26 October 2019
2500:Ayers Rock Resort
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672:pastoralism
665:Henry Ayers
620:Petroglyphs
566:Description
551:dual naming
549:In 1993, a
521:proper noun
321:1987 (11th
318:Inscription
303:v,vi,vii,ix
241:Age of rock
130:Native name
112: /
100:131°02′10″E
87:Coordinates
4121:Categories
3826:3 February
3231:21 October
3201:21 October
3195:ABC Online
3173:1 November
3069:2 November
3010:ABC Online
2989:1 November
2983:ABC Online
2961:1 November
2955:ABC Online
2933:2 November
2852:3 February
2760:"Handback"
2714:1 February
2506:3 February
2286:References
1703:boomerangs
1510:malleefowl
1436:newspapers
1367:kingfisher
1351:Ngaltawata
1337:Mala story
1314:kingfisher
1251:Tjukuritja
1205:Palaeozoic
1134:Kata Tjuta
1066:grain size
1058:subrounded
1050:K-feldspar
943:Waterfalls
879:striptease
754:21 million
597:Kata Tjuta
591:iron oxide
531:of Uluru.
498:The local
477:Kata Tjuta
462:waterholes
389:Ayers Rock
97:25°20′42″S
77:Prominence
47:Ayers Rock
4056:(1977) .
3851:6 January
3454:6 January
3426:6 January
3398:7 January
3370:7 January
3342:6 January
2905:27 August
2827:8 October
2796:8 October
2770:19 August
2744:19 August
2467:754614279
2431:8 October
2421:NT.gov.au
2401:7 October
1689:– grasses
1681:– flowers
1651:ancestors
1520:or mala,
1355:bush food
1304:), Liru (
1255:Waparitja
1196:feldspars
1192:sandstone
1179:to early
1090:oxidation
984:inselberg
892:Essential
842:Bob Hawke
834:Dreamtime
740:Mutitjulu
733:Bob Hawke
676:bush food
605:Dreamtime
586:sandstone
488:landmarks
428:sandstone
308:Reference
259:Inselberg
187:Australia
150:Geography
67:Elevation
4062:Adelaide
4046:33146858
4015:32470148
3980:34351662
3938:17 April
3508:24 March
3502:ABC News
3482:24 March
3249:ABC News
3168:ABC News
3141:ABC News
3063:BBC News
2791:ABC News
2685:12611425
2643:15 April
2637:ABC News
2620:ABC News
2604:57667136
2226:See also
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2166:(10.81)
1896:(101.1)
1886:(116.6)
1881:(116.6)
1876:(113.0)
1871:(108.1)
1866:(101.7)
1841:(103.3)
1836:(109.2)
1831:(114.4)
1826:(115.5)
1740:UV index
1673:– shrubs
1646:Tjukurpa
1608:perentie
1581:abundant
1528:and the
1181:Cambrian
1154:Musgrave
1074:chlorite
1038:feldspar
995:jointing
988:monolith
920:Tjukurpa
820:Climbing
622:on Uluru
435:outcrops
431:monolith
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299:Criteria
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4080:6844898
3772:3 April
3766:The Age
3684:3 April
3302:3 April
3017:28 July
2480:3 April
2375:6578832
2314:12 July
2161:(1.58)
2156:(1.35)
2151:(0.81)
2146:(0.29)
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2136:(0.72)
2131:(0.69)
2126:(0.51)
2121:(0.58)
2116:(1.38)
2111:(1.56)
2106:(1.02)
2096:(25.5)
2091:(49.8)
2086:(43.7)
2081:(40.1)
2071:(28.0)
2066:(25.5)
2061:(28.8)
2056:(34.0)
2051:(34.3)
2046:(46.4)
2041:(53.8)
2036:(54.9)
2026:(57.4)
2021:(69.4)
2016:(65.1)
2011:(59.0)
2006:(51.3)
2001:(42.6)
1996:(39.9)
1991:(42.1)
1986:(48.7)
1981:(57.9)
1976:(66.7)
1971:(71.8)
1966:(72.9)
1956:(86.2)
1951:(97.7)
1946:(95.2)
1941:(90.3)
1936:(83.8)
1931:(74.7)
1926:(68.7)
1921:(68.7)
1916:(75.6)
1911:(85.6)
1906:(93.9)
1901:(98.4)
1861:(95.0)
1856:(88.0)
1851:(97.5)
1846:(96.3)
1665:– trees
1638:endemic
1600:lizards
1573:reptile
1545:mulgara
1505:mammals
1450:scholar
1425:"Uluru"
1165:granite
1142:dipping
1102:fluvial
1098:ripples
1082:granite
1078:epidote
999:bedding
951:Geology
887:NT News
854:vertigo
805:to the
780:airport
761:Tourism
611:History
323:Session
235:Geology
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3867:"DIPL"
3798:14 May
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2561:6 July
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1777:Month
1627:rabbit
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1070:basalt
1046:quartz
1034:arkose
1014:Arkose
1010:strata
977:arkose
784:Yulara
744:Yulara
719:ranger
663:, Sir
502:, the
500:Aṉangu
470:UNESCO
458:Aṉangu
452:, the
271:Arkose
138:
125:Naming
4127:Uluru
4099:Uluru
3870:(PDF)
2586:(PDF)
2474:(PDF)
2459:(PDF)
2291:Notes
2213:28.8
2164:274.6
2076:(30)
1816:Year
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1686:Ukiri
1634:flora
1619:camel
1577:frogs
1522:bilby
1457:JSTOR
1443:books
1359:nyuma
1122:algae
1003:scree
929:taboo
850:unfit
684:dingo
508:Uluṟu
433:. It
380:Uluṟu
340:Uluru
215:Uluru
176:Uluru
135:Uluṟu
42:Uluru
18:Uluṟu
4076:OCLC
4066:ISBN
4042:OCLC
4032:ISBN
4011:OCLC
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3976:OCLC
3966:ISBN
3940:2014
3902:2016
3853:2021
3828:2023
3800:2008
3774:2007
3742:ISBN
3686:2007
3654:ISBN
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3568:ISBN
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3304:2007
3233:2019
3203:2019
3175:2017
3149:2020
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3091:ISBN
3071:2017
3039:ISBN
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2991:2019
2963:2019
2935:2019
2907:2017
2876:2010
2854:2023
2829:2009
2798:2009
2772:2020
2746:2020
2716:2024
2681:OCLC
2671:ISBN
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2600:OCLC
2590:ISBN
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2532:ISBN
2508:2023
2482:2007
2463:OCLC
2433:2017
2403:2008
2371:OCLC
2361:ISBN
2342:2024
2316:2013
2210:4.7
2207:3.9
2204:2.7
2201:1.4
2198:1.0
2195:1.9
2192:1.6
2189:1.8
2186:1.7
2183:2.0
2180:2.9
2177:3.2
2159:40.2
2154:34.2
2149:20.7
2134:18.4
2129:17.4
2124:13.0
2119:14.7
2114:35.1
2109:39.6
2104:25.8
2094:−3.6
2069:−2.2
2064:−3.6
2059:−1.8
2039:12.1
2034:12.7
2024:14.1
2019:20.8
2014:18.4
2009:15.0
2004:10.7
1979:14.4
1974:19.3
1969:22.1
1964:22.7
1954:30.1
1949:36.5
1944:35.1
1939:32.4
1934:28.8
1929:23.7
1924:20.4
1919:20.4
1914:24.2
1909:29.8
1904:34.4
1899:36.9
1894:38.4
1884:47.0
1879:47.0
1874:45.0
1869:42.3
1864:38.7
1859:35.0
1854:31.1
1849:36.4
1844:35.7
1839:39.6
1834:42.9
1829:45.8
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2089:9.9
2084:6.5
2079:4.5
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