Australia

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Australia
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Aussie Celebrities

• Here are some famous Australians.
• How many do you recognise?

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Australias Attractions

• Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Barrier Reef is located on the
  North-East Coast.
• It is approx. 25 million years old!
• It is the worlds largest coral reef, stretching
  2000 km.
• There are over 1800 species of life on these
  coral reefs including fish, plant life, turtles
  and many other marine life-forms.

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Great Barrier Reef From Space

• The Great Barrier Reef is so large that it can
  be seen from space!

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Uluru
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Uluru

• Uluru or Ayers Rock as it is also known, is the
  largest monolith in the world.
• It is located in the Northern Territory.
• Lots of people climb it but the native
  Australians the Aborigine people prefer that it
  is not climbed as it is sacred to them. It is
  also dangerous and some people have fallen off.

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Sydney

• Sydney is the most populated city in Australia.
• It is home to two of Australias most popular
  tourist attractions.
• These are Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Sydney Opera House

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Sydney
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Australia Some Quick Facts

• Area 7,741,220 km sq.
• Population 21 million approx.
• Capital City Canberra
• Currency Australian Dollar
• Government
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy

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Australian Wildlife

• Australia is famous for its unique wildlife
• Wallaby Funnel-Web Spider
• A small kangaroo Its bite can be fatal if not
• which carries its young treated quickly!
• in a pouch.

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• Tasmanian Devil Wombat
• The size of a terrier dog. A marsupial that
• So-called because they likes to burrow
• can scream really loudly and lives
• and look fierce. underground.

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• Duck-Billed Platypus
• Lives in a burrow beside a
• River. They are great
• swimmers and are one of
• only two mammals in the
• world which lay eggs!

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• Koala
• The name koala comes from
• an Aborigine word meaning
• no drink. Koalas get all
• their water from eating
• Eucalyptus leaves.

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