 Uluru is recognised as "Australia's most natural icon" and has become a focal point for Australia and the world's acknowledgement of Australian indigenous culture.The sandstone monolith stands high with most of its bulk below the ground.To Anangu (local indigenous people), Uluru is a place name and this "Rock" has a number of different landmarks where many ancestral beings have interacted with the landscape and/or each other, some even believed to still reside here.