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Symbols of Queensland: South Australia: Coat of arms of South Australia: Badge of South Australia: Sturt's desert pea: Piping shrike: Hairy nosed wombat: Leafy seadragon-Blue, red and gold Opal(State Gemstone) Bornite(State Mineral) Spriggina floundersi [4] South Australian tartan: Symbols of South Australia: Tasmania: Coat of arms of Tasmania ...
National symbols of Australia are the official symbols used to represent Australia as a nation or the Commonwealth Government. Additionally, each state and territory has its own set of symbols . List of symbols
The Daintree Rainforest is in Queensland, and is the largest rainforest within Australia, spanning roughly 12,000 square kilometres. [17] The rainforest was placed on the world heritage list in 1998, [18] and hosts more than 400,000 visitors a year, serving as one of the largest tourist attractions in the Northern part of Australia. The ...
There are 20 World Heritage Sites in Australia, with a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in Australia added to the list were the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, and Willandra Lakes Region, at the fifth session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Sydney, in 1981. [4]
Saying that the Sydney Opera House is a well-known icon of Australia is kind of like saying the Amazon is a creek. The building, which turns 50 years old on October 20, has been given a cultural ...
HP Western Australia: 33 Hartz Peak: 1,254 838 Mount Picton: TAS Hartz Mountains: 34 Mount Bithongabel: 1,195 820 Brumlow Top: QLD/NSW Macpherson Range, Lamington National Park: 35 HP Blue Mountains 1,058 817 Mount William: QLD Isaac Region, nr Mackay: 36 Mount Superbus: 1,371 815 Brumlow Top: QLD South East Queensland: 37 Propsting Range: 894 ...
The National Heritage List is a list of places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia. [4] Once on the list, the provisions of the EPBC Act apply. [5] To be included on the list, a nominated place is assessed by the Australian Heritage Council against nine criteria: [6] importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia ...