Famous Landmarks of Australia
Uluru - (Ayers Rock) Uluru is considered once of the great wonders of the world. It is one of Australia's most recognizable natural icons. Uluru rises steeply on all sides to a height of about 1,114 feet above the desert plain, its summit is 2,845 feet above sea level. An isolated rock-mass, it measures 5.6 miles around its base. Uluru may look like a giant boulder sitting in the desert sand, but it is not. Instead, it is like the ‘tip of the iceberg’, an enormous outcrop with even more of the same rock under the ground and beneath the surrounding desert sand.
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New
South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1958 and can sit 5,738 people. It is 213 feet tall.
South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1958 and can sit 5,738 people. It is 213 feet tall.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over
2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 1,600 miles and over an area of approximately 133,000 square miles. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 198. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.
2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 1,600 miles and over an area of approximately 133,000 square miles. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 198. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.
Sydney Harbor Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design. It was the world's widest long-span bridge until construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver. It is also the fifth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world, and it is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 440 feet from the top to water level.