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Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and located south of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Do any rivers flow into Lake Eyre in Australia?
There are two main rivers that flow into Lake Eyre itself, and many more that contribute to the vast Lake Eyre basin. The Warburton River is fed by the large Diamantina and Georgina Rivers, while Cooper Creek is also a significant river. In addition, the much smaller Neales River and Macumba River also flow into Lake Eyre.
In a most unusual flood occurrence in 2010, the Finke and Todd Rivers in the Northern Territory also contributed to the waters flowing into Lake Eyre.
What habitats are in the Great Barrier Reef?
There are numerous groups making an effort to help conserve the Great Barrier Reef.
- The Species Conservation Unit monitors certain vertebrate species in the Great Barrier reef and provide specialised advice to minimise human impact and its associated risks on Protected Species.
- Naming and recognition of the Great Barrier Reef in 1981 as a World Heritage Area helps raise public awareness of the need to conserve the reef, as well as enabling laws which specifically help protect the Reef.
- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority works in assocaition with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owner groups to understand how they have managed to conserve the reef yet utilise its resources with minimal impact. Together, these two groups develop and maintain Sea Country Partnerships which will help sustain and conserve the reef.
- Australia is one of the countries of the world implementing a Biodiversity Action Plan which helps to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
- There are regions along the coast near the Great Barrier Reef where use of chemical and pesticides by farmers is being closely monitored, in light of revelations that the chemicals are damaging the ecosystem of the Reef.
Restrictions in boating, fishing, and various other activities have, increasingly, been put in place, to help protect the Great Barrier Reef from further destruction. Nevertheless, it is still an extremely vulnerable ecosystem, and remains threatened.
How much money does Australia owe other countries?
In all words, Australia does not owe anything but there are countries that owe Australia billions of dollars such as the USA who is in dept of 9-14 trillion to multiple countries including Australia. Australia is more of a money lender rather than in dept. %80 of Australia's income is profit while only %20 goes to expenses.
How does Australia make up for the resources that are in short supply?
It can import some resources. It can use those that it has more efficiently so as to preserve the resources.
Why did they name Australia Australia?
The name "Australia" comes from the Latin term Terra Australis meaning "land of the south". Often known as Terra Australis Incognita, i.e. "the unknown land of the South", it was the name given to the unknown continent believed to exist south of the equator. This unknown land was included on European maps from the 15th to the 18th century.
The Australian continent was variously known as Locac or Lucach, India meridional (South India), Java le Grande and Terra Australis by Mercator (and others) in the latter half of the 1500s.
Portuguese sailor Pedro Fernández de Quirós (in Portuguese Fernandes de Queirós), searched for this new land in 1606 while serving in the spanish navy, and called it Austrialia del EspÃritu Santo or 'Great South Land of the Holy Spirit'. The word "Austrialia", slightly different from the current "Australia", was a mixture formed by "Austria" (the country of origin of the Habsburg dinasty) and "Austral" ("Southern"). In those times the current nations of Spain and Portugal were under the rule of the same crown. The word Austrialia was intended to be an homage to the ruling monarchs. Different variations on the name were used in many languages.
The first use of the word "Australia" in English was in 1625-the words "A note of Australia del Espiritu Santo, written by Master Hakluyt.
Matthew Flinders, who was the first known European explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent in 1802, is credited with assigning the name 'Australia' to this continent although it did not immediately receive universal approval. He first proposed the name "Terra Australis" be adopted instead of "New Holland", the name by which the Dutch knew Australia, or "New South Wales", which Cook had named the eastern half when he claimed it for England. In 1814 when Flinders published his work 'A Voyage to Terra Australis', he used the term 'Australia' within the book. Around 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie, arguably the most influential man in Australia at the time, also requested that the name "Australia" be officially ascribed.
The name 'Australia' was formally adopted in 1824.
How many countries are there in Australia?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports there are 200 different languages spoken by immigrants. Which would suggest close to that number of nationalities live in Australia. A further 60 plus languages are spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
What continent is west of Australia?
Heading west from Australia, the next continent you will encounter is Africa.
What is the ocean that borders Australia's coastline?
The Pacific & Indian Oceans, the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Bass Straits, the Timor Sea & the Coral Sea & the Great Australian Bight are among seas around the Australian coast.
Do all boomerangs come back after they are thrown?
Some do and some don't. It all depends on if it was designed to come back.
The original purpose of boomerangs was to simply injure prey and stop them in their tracks. Returning boomerangs were largely used for herding animals into traps, or killing birds, and they had to be thrown with the correct technique - they did not just automatically return. Other boomerangs were used as tools for clearing ground, a shovel in cooking, digging holes, and even carving up a cooked animal.
What was the Chinese work ethic like in the gold rush?
Life was not easy for the Chinese who lived in proximity to Australian miners. During the gold rushes, the Chinese kept to themselves. They were shunned by Australians because the Chinese were much harder-working, and subsequently tended to find more gold. They were resented for this, and for the fact that Australians just did not understand their language. Australians tended to regard the Chinese as secretive, and btherefore a threat.
The Chinese often sent the gold they found back to their own country, and Australians did not appreciate the wealth being sent out of their own country. For this reason, groups of Australians would sometimes turn on the Chinese, injuring and even killing them. The Chinese were often subjected to being scalped, and their possessions wrecked or looted.
The Australian word "Barbie" is a contraction of "barbeque" or BBQ.
Whats the distance between Halifax UK and Perth Australia?
395 miles - see the related link below. According to the AA route planner, 365.1 miles. (Most direct route using A roads and Motorways but slower than the longer all motorway route above)
Flight time from Minneapolis to Australia?
The total flight time is approximately 3 hours, depending on layovers, delays and flight conditions, etc.
When do snakes hibernate in South Australia?
There is some contention among scientists as to whether snakes in Australia go into "hibernation" or not. Because there are few places in Australia that get really cold, most snakes go into a semi-dormant state. This means that they will still come out during winter if the weather warms up enough.
Australia's winter months are June, July and August. Therefore, these are the months when snakes are less active through South Australia. Having said that, however, it is not uncommon for snakes to emerge from their inactive state in August, so is wise to be wary of snakes at all times anyway.
How far does the Great Barrier Reef stretch?
The coral which makes up the Great Barrier reef is believed to extend to a depth of around 500m in some places. However, the living polyps only go down as far as 30 metres.
The water in the channel between the shoreline and the reef reaches about 60 metres in depth.
Which group of islands lie due north of Australia?
The island of New Guinea lies directly north of Australia, and has many dense forests.
Why is Canberra Australia so hot?
Because it lies in a wind protected rain shadow. Being in a valley it doesn't get too much wind and because of the Brindabella ranges nearby it doesnt get as much rain as other places. However Canberra is generally considered cold
How many people in an Australian defence forces battalion?
In 2010 the Australian Defence Force has 58 500 full time people serving in it.
Navy 14 000
Army 30 000
Air Force 14 500
Other people employed are:
Reserves 22 000
Civilian 20 000
Contractors 800
How do you say have good weekend in Australian?
Colloquial Australian is known as "Strine" by some. It is not slang, it is just the Australian drawl butchering the English language. To say "Have a good weekend" comes out as - "Ava-good-wee-gend" in Strine (no pauses).
