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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it was opened on 20 October 1973.
ULURU (AYERS ROCK)
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia.
ULURU (AYERS ROCK)
Uluru is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area and it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
GREAT BARRIER REEF
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 2,300 kilometres. It can be seen from outer space.
GREAT BARRIER REEF
The reef is locate in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world
FRASER ISLAND
Fraser Island is a heritage-listed island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Brisbane.The island is considered to be the largest sand island in the world.
TWELVE APOSTLES
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
PINNACLE DESERT
The Pinnacles are limestone formations contained within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia, Australia.Nambung is an Indigenous Australian word meaning crooked.
OUTBACK
The Outback is the vast, remote, arid interior of Australia. The term "the outback" is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named "the bush" which, colloquially, can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas.
TASMANIA
Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as "Tassie") is an island state that is part of the Commonwealth of Australia.