Title: AUSTRALIA
1AUSTRALIA
2- Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere
between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
Australia is the sixth biggest country in the
world and at the same time the smallest worlds
continent. The continent of Australia, including
the island of Tasmania, was separated from the
other continents of the world many millions of
years ago. Because of this, many animals and
plants live in Australia that are not found
anywhere else for example the kangaroo, the
koala, the emu, the kookaburra, and the platypus.
3Bungle Bungles Hills
- The Bungle Bungles in northeastern Western
Australia features spectacular rounded rock
towers striped in orange and black. In 2003, the
Bungle Bungles range were declared a World
Heritage Site.
4Great Barrier Reef
- The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest
reef system composed of over 2,900 individual
reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600
kilometres.The reef is located in the Coral Sea
in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef
can be seen from outer space and is the world's
biggest single structure made by living organisms.
5Devils Marbles
- The Devils Marbles are a collection of huge,
round, red-colored rocks found in the Tennant
Creek region of Australia's Northern Territory.
In the Aboriginal mythology the Devils Marbles
are the eggs of the rainbow snake so they are
sacred to them.
6Nambung National Park
- Nambung is a national park in Western Australia.
Situated approximately 245km north of Perth is
home to one of Australia's most unique and
captivating landscapes - the Pinnacles Desert.
The Pinnacles are spectacular limestone rock
structures that have formed over thousands of
years and appear to rise from the desert sand.
7Sydney
- Sydney is a wide open city, and you're never far
from the water. Aborigines have lived in the
Sydney area for thousands of years, apparent from
rock art sites and archeological findings. On his
sea voyage of exploration, Captain Cook dropped
anchor in 1770, naming his landing spot Botany
Bay. In 1788, the city was founded with the
arrival of English convicts.
8Australias animals
9The emu is the largest bird in Australia, and the
second largest in the world after the ostrich.
Emus have long necks, sharp beaks and small
ears. They have two sets of eyelids, one for
blinking and one to keep out the dust. Their feet
are long, with three toes.
- Kangaroos have big back legs with long feet.They
move by hopping on their back legs.They eat
grass.Some kinds of kangaroo live in hot, dry
places.Some kinds live in grasslands.
- The Tasmanian devil is not scary. It's no bigger
than a small dog, and young devils can be very
cute. On the other hand, devils have sharp teeth
and powerful jaws, and they can bite hard. So,
if you ever meet a devil, be careful and keep
your distance.
10Platypuses are covered with three layers of thick
brown fur. Platypuses live near streams and lakes
in eastern parts of Australia. They eat worms and
other small animals that live in the water. The
females lay eggs like a snake's and feed their
young milk.
- The koala is known as the Australian bear, but is
much closer to being a relative of the kangaroo.
They are only found wild in the woods of
Australia. Koalas are arboreal marsupials living
in Queensland and Victoria. They eat the leaves
on the eucalyptus trees.
- The Australian Pelican is found all around
Australia and is the biggest of the 8 species of
Pelicans found worldwide. Pelicans as a whole
are big birds with a very large wingspan, large
beaks and are very well known One of the reason
such a big bird can fly is that its skeleton is
very light.
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