Vast, remote, arid area of Australia outside of the main urban areas.[01]
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Outback
The world's largest coral reef system located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland.
It is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms.[02]
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Great Barrier Reef
An island state, part of the Commonwealth of Australia, located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian continent, separated by Bass Strait.[03]
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Tasmania
A mountain located in the Snowy Mountains. With a height of 2,228 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia.[04]
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Mount Kosciuszko
The largest bird native to Australia and the second largest one in the world after the ostrich.
It cannot fly, but it is a very good runner.[05]
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Emu
A wild dog and the largest terrestrial predator in Australia. It usually eats mammals of all kind.[06]
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Dingo
The largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest terrestrial predator in the world.
The males of this species can reach sizes of up to 7 m and weigh as much as 2,000 kg.[07]
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Saltwater crocodile (Saltie)
A class of mammals living primarily in the Southern Hemisphere. Most of them carry the young in a pouch, for example kangaroos, koalas or wombats.[08]
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Marsupials
The original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. They migrated from Africa to Asia and arrived in Australia around 50,000 years ago.[09]
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Indigenous Australians (Aborigines)
An Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.
He has won many international recognition for his roles in major films, such as Wolverine in the X-Men film series.
People magazine named him “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2008.[10]
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Hugh Jackman
An Australian swimmer, nicknamed the Thorpedo, who specialises in freestyle.
He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[11]
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Ian Thorpe
An Australian hard rock band, formed in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
They have recorded many famous albums, such as Highway to Hell, Back in Black or For Those About to Rock We Salute You.[12]
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AC/DC
The capital city of Australia. It is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall.[13]
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Canberra
The state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south-east coast, on the Tasman Sea.
It is the site of the first British colony in Australia, established in 1788 as a penal colony.[14]
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Sydney
The capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia.
It is often referred to as the “Garden City” and “cultural capital of Australia”.[15]
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Melbourne
The state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania founded in 1804.
It is a busy seaport, notably serving as the home port for the Antarctic activities of Australia and France.[16]
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