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Can you find Sydney, Ayer's Rock and the Great Barrier Reef on the map?
Location: Contienent between Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean.
Size: Worlds smallest contenient. Sixth largest country in the world.
Capital: Canberra.
Longest River: Murray and its tributary the Darling.
Population: 19,169,083 (approx).
Currency: Australian dollar=100 cents.
Climate: Mostly dry. Temperate in the south east. Tropical in the north.
Terrain: Mostly desert area. 4/5 of Australia is covered in desert. Fertile soil in the south east.
Natural Resources: Coal, iron, ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petrol.
Religions: Anglican 26.1%
Roman Catholic 26%.
Other Christians 24.3%.
Non-Christian 11%.
Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish & Buddism also.
Language: English & Native Languages.
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Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales.
It is the capital port of Australia. Sydney is famous for it's beaches, especially Bondi Beach. This city is fantastic with 3 universities, theatres, opera houses, museums and art gallaries. Famous landmarks in Sydney include-The Sydney Tower, Harbour Bridge and The Opera House. To find out more about the cities in Australia click here!
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Ayer's Rock is the worlds largest monolith
(single stone). It is 318m in height and has a circumference of 8km (5
miles). It is located in Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia. The original
name of the rock was Uluru. This name was given to it by the Aborigines. Ayer's Rock is approximately 3 1/2 miles beneath the surface. It can take up to 2 hours to climb to the top of the rock and about 3 hours to walk all around it! Depending on the time of day and the atmospheric conditions the rock can change colours from blue to red!!
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The Great Barrier Reef is situated off the
north east coast of Australia. It is the largest system of coral reefs and the
largest living structure in the world. It stretches for about 1250 miles along the
coast. Coral reefs are natural breeding grounds for underwater life but the Great Barrier Reef is unique beacuse it is the largest structure made from living organisms on the earth. Coral are living animals that grow into fantastic shapes and sizes. They also have amazing colours and it is the coral that gives the Great Barrier Reef its colourful appearance. To find out more about the Great Barrier Reef click here.
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