Australia has some amazing interesting facts here are just a few of them.
The British Empire settled the Australia on 26 January 1788
Written evidence about Australia appeared in the early 17 century
Archaeological discoveries indicate that Aboriginal populations have been living in this continent for about 60,000 years
Australia the continent has about one million different native species of flora and fauna
Australia is home to 21 of the world’s 25 deadliest snakes.
Uluru is the second largest monolith in the world, with a circumference of 9.4 km and a height of 348 m
The highest mountain is Mount Kosciuszko – 2,228 metres
Fraser Island in Queensland is the world’s largest sand island
Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the world – over 2,010 kilometres
The length of the coastline including islands is about 50,000 km with about 10,000 beaches linking together
Sydney harbour is the largest natural harbour in the world
Sydney Harbour Bridge is the widest steel arch bridge in the world;
The Eureka Tower in Melbourneis is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere
Over 90% of the world’s opals are mined in Australia.
Tasmania was once part of mainland Australia, before the melting of ice caps 12,000 years ago
Eucalyptus was first used as a medicine by Aborigines, to treat coughs, fevers and asthma.
The longest fence in the world is located in Australia. It is 5530 km long and was erected to keep dingoes away from sheep.
When a specimen of a platypus was first sent to England, the sceptical recipients believed the Australians had played a joke by sticking a duck’s bill on a large rat’s body.
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There is so much to do and experience it has to be seen to be believed.
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