AUSTRALIA

By Amirat ,Sinead and Alexandra

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The map of Australia.

Longest river in Australia

The Murray River- River Murray in South Australia, is Australia's longest river. At 2,508 kilometres, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between the states of New South Wales and Victoria as it flows to the northwest, before turning south for its final 500 kilometres or so into South Australia, reaching the ocean at Lake Alexandrina.

Highest Mountain in Australia

Mount Kosciuszko is a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales. With a height of 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain on the Australian continent . It was named by the Polish explorer Paul Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of the Polish national hero .

Main description

Australia is a very hot country with over 23,193,673 people living there.

Australia is known for its various types of wildlife. These include the Koala bears, the emu, the kookaburro, the dingo , the Frilled lizard and the one that is common to everyone, the Kangaroo

CLIMATE

Australia experiences temperate weather for most of the year but the climate can vary due to the size of there continent. The northern states typically experience warm weather much of the time, with the southern states experiencing cooler winters. Australia is also one of the driest continents on earth with an average annual rainfall of less than 600 millimetres. Like all countries in the southern hemisphere, Australia's seasons are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere. December to February is summer; March to May is autumn; June to August is winter; and September to November is spring.

FAMOUS LANDMARKS

THE GREAT BARRIER REEFThe Great Barrier is the most beautiful

natural wonders in Australia . It has the largest coral reef in Australia stretching 2,600km. With 300 square kilometres, this is the only reef visible from outer space .There are many animals such as the loggerhead sea turtle and dolphins that live on the coral reef.

FAMOUS LANDMARKS

Ayers Rock Uluru, is the original name for Ayers

Rock. It is the largest monolith or single piece of stone on the planet .Much like an ice – burg in the cold sea , much of Ulurus mass is hidden underground, but above ground Uluru soars 348 m high and has an elliptical shape with a circumference of 9.4 km.

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FLAG

S This is the aboriginal flag .

The Aboriginal Flag

The Aboriginal flag was designed by Harold Thomas, a man from Central Australia. It was created as a symbol of unity and national identity for Aboriginal people during the land rights movement of the early 1970s.

The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Mr Harold Thomas) are:

Black: Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia Red: Represents the red earth, the red ochre and a

spiritual relation to the land Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and

protector

Symbolic Meaning Of The Aboriginal Flag

The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Mr Harold Thomas) are:

Black: Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia

Red: Represents the red earth, the red ochre and a spiritual relation to the land

Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector

This is the Australian flag.

The Australian flag

The Australian National Flag is Australia’s foremost national symbol. It was first flown in 1901 and has become an expression of Australian identity and pride.

The Australian National Flag flies over the federal and state parliaments. The flag is paraded by there defence forces and displayed around the country at sporting events and by service organisations, schools, community groups and private citizens.

The Australian National Flag has three elements on a blue background: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.

The Union Jack in the upper left corner (or canton) acknowledges the history of British settlement.

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These are some animals that live in Australia

AN INSTUMENT PLAYED BY THE ABORIGINALS

THE DIDGERIDOO –This instrument is one of the oldest instruments to date. It consists of a long tube, without finger holes, through which the player blows. It is sometimes fitted with a mouthpiece of beeswax. Only men play this type of intrument.

This an Aboriginal man playing the Didgeridoo. This man is also dressed like Australias native people.

Aboriginal Art Work

Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. Initial forms of artistic Aboriginal expression were rock carvings, body painting and ground designs, which date back more than 30,000 years.

FOOD

What do you think Australians eat ?

Most Australians like to try different varieties of food from all around the world like us. But most people eat lamb or meat . They really enjoy bbq’s too .

Fun Facts

Today's Australia is very multicultural with Indigenous peoples and migrants from some 200 countries.

Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.

The capital city is Canberra [ but most people think its Sydney ]

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