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management techniques to conserve biodiversity such as the use of fire and the creation and maintenance of water sources such as wells and rock holes.

 Criteria (vi)

 Being directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.

 Examples of the World Heritage values for which the park was listed

 Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is directly and tangibly associated with events, living traditions, ideas and beliefs of outstanding universal significance. The World Heritage values include:
   •      the continuing cultural landscape of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park which is imbued with the values of creative powers of cultural history through the Tjukurpa and the phenomenon of sacred sites

   •      the associated powerful religious, artistic and cultural qualities of this cultural landscape

   •      the network of ancestral tracks established during the Tjukurpa in which Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa are meeting points.

 Criteria (vii)

 Containing superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

 Examples of the World Heritage values for which the park was listed

 The huge monoliths of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, including one of the largest in the world, which are set in a contrasting sand plain environment provide a landscape of exceptional natural beauty and scenic grandeur. The World Heritage values include:
   •      the remarkable and unique natural geological and landform features formed by the huge monoliths of Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa set in a contrasting sand plain environment
   •      the immense size and structural integrity of Uluṟu which is emphasised by its sheer, steep sides rising abruptly from the surrounding plain

   •      the relative simplicity of the monolith of Uluṟu and its contrasts with the many domes of Kata Tjuṯa

   •      the exceptional natural beauty of the view fields in which the contrasts and the scenic grandeur of the monoliths create a landscape of outstanding beauty of symbolic importance to both Aṉangu and European cultures.

 Criteria (viii)

 Being outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features.

 Examples of the World Heritage values for which the park was listed

 Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park includes the monoliths of Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa which are exceptional examples of tectonic, geochemical and geomorphic processes. The World Heritage values include:
   •      Uluṟu, one of the largest monoliths in the world, which is affected by erosional processes including sheeting of rock parallel to the surface and granular disintegration known as cavernous weathering
   •      tectonic, geochemical and geomorphic processes associated with the inselbergs of Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa which result in the different composition of these two relatively close outcroppings,