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Welcome To
Australia
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Vallal Sabapathy Matriculation Higher
Secondary School
AUSTRALIA
Australia is the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabited
continent in the world. It is the only country which is also a
whole continent. 18.6 million people live here.
The people of Australia are called Australians.
Australians call different parts of their country by different
names.
The Outback
Is the sparsely populated arid interior of Australia. The
Australian Outback is both harsh and breathtakingly
beautiful. It's like no other place on earth. Coober Pedy,
Uluru, etc are in the Outback.
THE COUNTRY
Is the area immediately outside
the city and usually includes the
surrounding smaller towns and
farms. Most of what is called
"the country" is a stretch of land
about 200 kilometres deep
around the eastern and southern
seaboards of Australia. Upper
Beaconsfield, the Great Ocean
Road , the Dandenongs, etc are
in "the country".
THE CITY
Is any large city and its
suburbs. Over 85% of
the people live in cities.
Melbourne,
Sydney,
Brisbane, Perth and
Canberra are major
cities
CULTURE
Australia is very much a multi-cultural nation,
having enjoyed waves of immigration starting with
the Australian Aboriginals 40,000 years ago, followed
by the English 200 years ago. Since the Second
World War, Australia has received millions of
migrants, with the population roughly tripling over a
period of fifty years. However, although Australia is
similar in size to the continental USA, its population
is still only around 20 million and is heavily
concentrated in the major coastal cities; central
Australia is essentially a wildly beautiful but
uninhabited desert.
Much of the Australian life-style revolves around
the outdoors and sport. Australians like to relax
actively by bush-walking, skiing, surfing, sailing,
swimming, or any other activity that takes them into
the sun and open air.
A LITTLE HISTORY
In 1836 Colonel William
Light arrived at Holdfast Bay
(now named Glenelg) to claim
the region as a British colony.
Adelaide was chosen for a
capital, and the first Governor
(Captain
John
Hindmarsh)
named it after the King of
Englands wife.
The colony nearly went
bankrupt, due to slow progress,
but British funds saved it. By
the mid 1840's the colony was
able to support itself, and was
self-governed by 1856.
PLACES TO VISIT
The National Trust of Australia (W.A.) is actively
involved in the conservation and interpretation of a
significant number of heritage properties. Regardless of
the form of title or vesting, the National Trust regards its
role as one of stewardship of these heritage places for the
ongoing enjoyment of the public. It is through visits to
National Trust properties that we can develop an
awareness of our heritage, an understanding of the issues
involved and an appreciation of the role of heritage in our
community today and into the future.
Membership in the National Trust of Australia (W.A.)
includes an entitlement for free entry to Trust properties
throughout Western Australia as well as nationally and
internationally..
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FLINDERS RANGES NATIONAL
PARK
Forming part of a
mountain
chain
which
extends for 430 km,
the
Flinders Ranges consists of
spectacular
peaks
and
valleys, providing a unique
contrast
between
the
dry,
stony land and the
richly lined rock-faces of
native
gums
and
wattles.
The best known
feature of the Flinders
Ranges is the Wilpena
Pound,
an
immense,
elevated basin
covering about 50 square
km and encircled by sheer
cliffs
.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA TOURIST
PLACES
Ceduna
Located 786
km from
Adelaide, Ceduna is the last
major town (Pop. 2900) you go
through before you crossing
the Nullarbor plain from east to
west. An ideal place to check
the car, if your driving, and
stock up on food and water for
the big drive west.
34 km
north-west of Ceduna is the
Telstra’s telecommunications
earth station, linking Australia
with Asia, Africa and Europe
through satellites above the
Indian Ocean.
YORKE PENINSULA
The York Peninsula was
originally
settled
as
agricultural country before
being put on the map with
the discovery of a major
copper deposit.
The drive
down the highway of the east
coast is beautiful and is
always within sight of the
sea. The east coast towns
have great surf and rock
fishing to offer.
The west
coast is lined with safe
swimming
beaches
and
spectacular coastal scenery.
REN MARK
Some 260 km north-east of
Adelaide on the Sturt
Highway, Renmark is at the
heart of the oldest irrigation
area
in
Australia, supporting many
wineries,
orchids
and
grazing areas.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Australia, with it's huge semi-desert areas in
the far Outback, is the driest out of all of the states and
also the most urbanised. Adelaide, the capital, has been
called 'the city of churches' and is home to 80% of the
regions population of roughly 1.47 million, living in 984,277
sq km.
Although the churches are still in Adelaide, times
are different now. The main spirit of the city is
demonstrated through Adelaide's Festival of Arts. It has a
liberal attitude and Maslin Beach was the first nudist
beach.
WAVE ROCK
Wave Rock is one of the
many
amazing
rock
formations found in Western
Australia. It is situated near
the small town of Hyden,
about
350km
east
of
Perth.Wave
Rock
is
a
staggering 15 metres high,
and stands in the form of a
wave
just
about
to
breakThere is also some
fantastic Aboriginal rock
paintings within the Mulka's
Cave, and an interesting
museum inside the caravan
parks small kiosk
FOOD
Australian cuisine has the
most diverse range, quality, and
inventiveness than many others
in the world. However, it took
Australia some time to evolve
from the scenes of meat pies,
Vegemite
sandwiches,
and
sausage rolls to the scene of
dishes
such
as
"seared
kangaroo fillet with wilted
beetroot greens and roasted
onions". The culinary art of
Australia only luxuriated in the
1990s
FOREST
Today in Australia, the rainforest
and monsoon forest vegetation
survive in a narrow broken band
from the Kimberleys to Cape York
Peninsula and down to Tasmania,
encompassing a variety of forest
types ranging from wet and dry
tropical in the north through
subtropical to wet cool temperate in
the south.
During the Ice Ages of the past
two million years the rainforests
contracted to areas even smaller
than now, only to expand again when
temperatures and rainfall increased.
The surviving, relatively small refuge
areas provide us today a unique
record of the origin, evolution, and
migration of Australian flora and
fauna.
BRIDGE OF AUSTRALIA
AVON VALLEY NATIONAL PARKS
From summer to winter,
from north to south, and from
high outcrops to deep river
and stream valleys, the
forests
of
Avon
Valley
National Park are constantly
changing. The Avon River
flows in winter and spring
when the river churns over
spectacular rapids. During
summer and autumn the river
diminishes to a series of
pools in a bed of granite
boulders and tea-tree thickets.
The park features forests and
granite outcrops, panoramic
views over the Avon Valley
and the chance to see a wide
variety of birds and wildlife.
LEISURE
To make life easy, Australian Explorer has
segmented Australia by both
State and Territory and
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by Major Cities.
If you are looking for attractions in major cities the
links on the left will take you directly to the
information you require.
If you require information about a specific State
or Territory, the 'States and Territories' links on the
left will take you to a table of contents for your area
of choice.
Listed below are a few places of interest that you
may like to visit during you travels, with links to
specific pages that will help you plan your journey.
Conclusion
Without Spending money I have
enjoyed a lot.I hope u too .
Thank You.
Regards,
Ruban