Australia

The main adaptation is that many people have dug their houses underground. Coober Pedy is a very hot and dry place for many months of the year, and winter nights are particularly bitter. Building homes underground offers insulation from these extremes.

Wombats are not native to Brisbane. They are typically found in forested, mountainous areas and grasslands in southeastern Australia, particularly in Tasmania. While it is unlikely to find wombats in Brisbane itself, they can be seen in wildlife sanctuaries or zoos in the region.

There are many places where one can buy boots in the country of Australia. One can buy boots in Australia at popular on the web sources such as Westfield and Ugg Boots of Australia.

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in Australia's Northern Territory. Its special features include its distinct red color, which changes depending on the sunlight, and its cultural significance to the local Indigenous Anangu people. Uluru is also a UNESCO World Heritage site and attracts visitors from around the world for its unique geological and spiritual qualities.

The indigenous Australians call Ayers Rock "Uluru". The landform is now known by this name, out of respect for the traditional owners, or alternatively, "Uluru-Ayers Rock".

Many parts of Australia's eastern half and the north are flood-prone due to the numerous river systems and low plains throughout the region. The northern and eastern coasts are also prone to summer cyclones (which bring heavy rains) and seasonal monsoonal rains. These rains can send large amounts of water across the northern plains, through Queensland's "channel country", which floods huge areas of land in north western Queensland. Another particularly flood-prone region is the Hunter Valley in New South wales.

Uluru appears to change color due to the different angles of sunlight hitting it at sunset and sunrise, causing it to shift from red to purple or even blue. This phenomenon is caused by the scattering of light by tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust and water droplets, which absorb shorter wavelengths of light like blue and green, leaving longer wavelengths like red and purple to reach our eyes.

Australia's coolest climate is found in the Australian Alps, the high country of the Kosciuszko National Park. The state with the coolest climate overall is Tasmania, which has a cool temperate climate.

Uluru is located in the Northern Territory of Australia because it falls within the borders of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which was established by the Australian government to protect and preserve this sacred site for the Anangu people. The national park was created in 1950, and Uluru has since become a significant cultural and natural landmark in the region.

Rubies are not found in great abundance in Australia. They have been found in the gold-bearing country around Beechworth (Victoria) and Mudgee (NSW). Some have been found in central Queensland, in the Rubyvale-Sapphire area. One of the best ruby deposits is around Gloucester-Barrington, where the only commercial ruby miner in Australia operates.

Uluru lies within a National park: no one lives within the National park. Whilst there used to be four small motels about a kilometre from the base of the Rock, concerns about the lack of control over tourism and the degradation to Uluru forced their closure.
Now, the closest people can live to Uluru is the tourist settlement of Yulara, about 15 km from Uluru, which has a permanent population that fluctuates between 800 and 900.The original indigenous inhabitants of this part of the continent, the Anangu people, no longer live near or at Uluru.

There are several uranium sights in South Australia. These include the Olympic Dam mine, the Beverley mine, and the Honeymoon mine. These produce over $900 million per year in export income. There is also a large mine in the Northern Territory called the Ranger mine.

It's a matter of where the Brisbane River flows.

The Brisbane floods were largely a result of the massive amounts of water that had to be released from Wivenhoe Dam into the Brisbane River. The Brisbane River does not flow anywhere near the Gold Coast, but empties into the sea at Moreton Bay.

The cyclone that hit Australia in early February 2011 was called Cyclone Yasi. It made landfall in Queensland as a powerful Category 5 storm, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, and crops.

Antarctica is subjected to the world's largest ozone hole, known as the Antarctic ozone hole. This hole is a seasonal phenomenon that occurs in the stratosphere above Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere spring.

Yes, Africa and Australia were once part of the supercontinent called Gondwana, which existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. Over millions of years, the breakup of Gondwana led to the separation of Africa and Australia to their current positions.

There is an 11 to 13-hour time difference between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, depending on daylight saving time. New Zealand is ahead of the UK, so when it is midday in New Zealand, it is around midnight in the UK.

If it is spring in Australia, it is autumn/fall in Europe.

Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, is a large sandstone rock formation in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is considered to be a monolith, which is a large single rock or stone that has been formed by geological processes.

As of now, authorities are still assessing the extent of the damage and the number of missing persons in the Australian floods. Information regarding missing individuals is continuously updated, so it is important to follow official announcements for the most accurate data.

No, Sydney was not directly affected by the tsunami that hit Brisbane, Australia. Tsunamis are usually localized events and their impact is limited to specific areas along the coastline where they make landfall.

The body of water that surrounds the Great Barrier Reef is the Coral Sea.