Kata Tjuṯa, also known as The Olgas and officially gazetted as Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga, is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 360 km (220 mi) southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluṟu / Ayers Rock, located 25 km (16 mi) to the east, and Kata Tjuṯa / The Olgas form the two major landmarks within the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The park is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Kata Tjuta
Aerial view of Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga
In the Valley of the Winds walk at Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga
Astronaut photo of Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga
A bornhardt is a dome-shaped, steep-sided, bald rock outcropping at least 30 metres (100 ft) in height and several hundred metres in width. They are named after Wilhelm Bornhardt (1864–1946), a German geologist and explorer of German East Africa, who first described the feature.
Sugarloaf Mountain, a non-inselberg bornhardt in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kata Tjuṯa, in Northern Territory, Australia