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AUSTRALIA
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 world’s 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.
Bungle
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.
Great
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.
Devil’s
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.
Nambung
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.
Sydney
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.
Australia’s animals
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 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.
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.
Platypuses 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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