“Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” - Charles M. Schulz. Everybody knows about Australia, but do they really know everything? First, they should know the history behind Australia. Like who were the first settlers and how did they come upon Australia. It’s very important for everybody to know about it, because it’s such a big country and it’s the only country that’s a continent too. I know it’s not the “coolest” country out there, but people would change their mind once they learn more about it. It also has so many unique attractions and features. Like the fascinating animals they have; which they have given the rest of the world to experience them. Also all the beautiful man made features like the
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The Great Barrier Reef is by far one of the most know things that Australia is known for. Off the coast of Queensland in Australia. The largest living thing on Earth covering over 135,000 miles and in some areas being a little over 40 miles wide. There are over 2,000 different species living in the coral reef. Having 6 types of Sea Turtles, 17 types of Sea Snakes, and over 1,500 different species of fish. Then there is the very unknown rock or should I say rock(s) called “The Three Sisters”. (according to this site http://www.bluemts.com.au/info/thingstodo/threesisters/) “The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni ', 'Wimlah ' and Gunnedoo ' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle. As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come.” The Three Sisters may be a big mountain, but the Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world. Stretching over 1.6 miles long over the Australian terrain. Being almost exactly in the middle of Australia. Standing 1141 feet high, 2.2 miles long, 1.2 miles wide. They say it lays on sacred Aboriginal land so they have called it Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park; which is
The Great Barrier Reef is by far one of the most know things that Australia is known for. Off the coast of Queensland in Australia. The largest living thing on Earth covering over 135,000 miles and in some areas being a little over 40 miles wide. There are over 2,000 different species living in the coral reef. Having 6 types of Sea Turtles, 17 types of Sea Snakes, and over 1,500 different species of fish. Then there is the very unknown rock or should I say rock(s) called “The Three Sisters”. (according to this site http://www.bluemts.com.au/info/thingstodo/threesisters/) “The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni ', 'Wimlah ' and Gunnedoo ' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle. As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come.” The Three Sisters may be a big mountain, but the Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world. Stretching over 1.6 miles long over the Australian terrain. Being almost exactly in the middle of Australia. Standing 1141 feet high, 2.2 miles long, 1.2 miles wide. They say it lays on sacred Aboriginal land so they have called it Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park; which is