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From this sweeping aerial view, the flat-topped silhouette of Mount Conner rises dramatically from the red desert plain — a striking mesa often mistaken by travelers for nearby Uluru. Locally known as Artilla, this ancient landform is sacred to the Anangu people and forms part of the same vast geological formation as Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Measuring about 300 meters high and 3 kilometers long, Mount Conner was shaped by millions of years of erosion that stripped away softer rock around it. The surrounding salt lakes and spinifex-covered dunes reflect the harsh yet delicate ecology of Australia’s central desert. From your drone’s perspective, the mountain’s isolated grandeur captures the timeless stillness and deep cultural significance of the Outback’s heartland.
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There are no kangaroos in Austria. We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in! Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party. This rumor ignores 40,000 years of pre-European human history, especially the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an interesting explanation of physical and spiritual reality. The two biggest cities in Australia are Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is more for business, Melbourne for arts. But that's painting in very broad strokes. Take a whirl around the panoramas to see for yourself! Text by Steve Smith.
