Best Places To Visit in Australia


THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

The Great Barrier Reef, situated in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, is the largest coral reef in the world, encompassing 900 islands and stretching over a huge 2,600 kilometers.


SYDNEY HARBOUR

Sydney was located of the first European settlement in Australia. This natural harbour can find the iconic Sydney Opera House and magnificent Sydney Habour Bridge. 


TASMANIA 

Tasmania is an island on the southern most tip of Australia, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait. It has been nicknamed "Island of Inspiration" because of the natural, unspoilt beauty it encompasses.
Many natural wonders can be seen on the island, including the columns known as the organ pipes on Mount Wellington and the quartzite formed ridges such as those on Frenchman's Cap. Rare Rock formations can also been seen, as well as continental granites amd magnificent caves.


MELBOURNE

Melbourne is the largest city in the state of Victoria and the second most populated city in Australia. It's a characterized by many grand civic buildings including Parliament House, Old Melbourne Gaol, The State Library. Melbourne Town Hall and many others, all funded by the Victoria gold rush in the 1850s.


BAROSSA 

Barossa is one of the major wine producing regions of Australia. It benefits from the hot climate of South Australia, being only 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It also has a very diverse history that is reflected in its three major towns.


ULURU

Formerly Ayres Rock, this has to be one of the best known sights of Australia. Uluru is situated in the so called Red Centre in Northern Australia and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 



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Wildlife in Australia

Kangaroo

Kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the terms is used to describe the largest species from this family. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. The smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea
Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. 

 

Koala 

Koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. It is classified in the suborder Vombatiformes within the order Diprotodontia, and its closest living relatives are wombats. Koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 


Kookaburras

Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. The single member of the genus Clytoceyx, though commonly referred to as the Shovel-billed Kookaburra. 


Dingo 

Dingo is a free-roaming dog found mainly in Australia, as well as southeast Asia, where it is said to have its origins, it its currently classified as a subspecies of the gray wolf.
A dingo's habitat ranges from the deserts of the grassland and the edges of forests. Dingoes will normally make their dens in deserted rabbit holes and hollow logs not too far from an essential supply of water. 

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