Wednesday, February 16, 2011

There's Nothing Like Australia!!!


There is Nothing like Australia.   Have you ever thought about traveling to Australia...... 
We have some fun interesting facts on Australia that will entice you to take advantage of our great promotion that we have currently running....

Australias Famous Animals; most of which we have only seen in a zoo; include the Koala, Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Lyrebrid, Tasmanian Devil, Dingos, Wallaby, and Platypus.

Their Landscape is a wide, brown land, it is the 6th largest country in the world. 
It's about the same size as the US and 50 percent larger than Europe, but it has the lowest population density in the world.

The Island is their home.
Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands. 
The mainland is the largest island and the world's smallest, flattest continent.

Australia Exports  opals, gold, and wool.  
They produce 95% of the worlds precious opals and 99% of its black opals.  
The world's lagest opal is in the opal capital town of Coober Pedy in South Australia.
 Kalgoorlie in Western Australia is Australia's largest producer of gold. 
Australia 85.7 million sheep produe most of the world's wool. 

Australia has Broken Records
Queensland's Great Barrier Reef is home to the world's largest oyster.
 The world's longest earthworm is was found in Gippsland in Victoria. 
The heaviest crab was found in Bass Strait near Tasmania. 
Australia tallest mountain is Mt Kosciuszko. 
Australia is also has the world's longest straight road and the longest fence called the dingo fence.

Australia's Hopping Icon.  
The iconic kangaroo is unique to Australia and one of their most easily recongnized mamals. 
There are over 40 million Roos in Australia!

Unique Wildlife and Flourishing Flora.
Austalia has over 800 species of birds, half of which are unique to its country.
80% of Australia's southern marine species are found nowhere else in the world.
It supports over 25,000 species of plants, includes living fossils like the Wollemi Pine and the Grass Tree.

People and Culture.
Australia is an ethnic melting pot more than 6 million people from across the world have come to Australia to live.
More than 20 percent of Australians are foreign born and more than 40 percent are of mixed culture.
In their homes they speak 266 languages - after English, the most popular are Italian, Greek, Cantonese and Arabic.

Big Country Big Ideas.
Australians invented notepads, Surf Lifesaving Reel, Asprin, Pacemaker, Penicillin, Hills Hoist clothesline, Plastic deisposable syringe, Wine Cask, Bionic Ear, Dual-Flush Toilet Fluh, Anit Counterfeiting Technology for banknotes, Long Wearing Contacts.

NEXT TO COME IS ADVENTURES IN AUSTRALIA....What is there to do? Where to go? What to see? Where to stay.

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