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Sydney Harbour Bridge: The world’s largest (though not longest) steel arch bridge rises more than 440 feet above sea level. A rogue paramilitary captain achieved infamy by running up and slashing the ceremonial ribbon with a sword during the grand opening in 1932. The bridge is just 66 cm shorter than the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Over 200 000 cars cross the bridge per day, paying a toll of $2 each. Approx 80,000 litres of paint are required for each coat, enough to cover an area equivalent to 60 soccer fields. Paul Hogan (from the movie Crocodile Dundee) used to work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a painter. |
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Sydney Opera House: This distinctive building has graced Sydney’s harbor since 1973. Its Danish architect, Jorn Utzon, compared the building’s curved shells to splayed orange slices. |
| Great Barrier Reef: Despite its name, this isn't one continuous reef, but a maze of more than 2,500 smaller reefs. Together they stretch for 1,250 miles, roughly paralleling the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. lake. |
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Dove Lake at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia Tasmania is known as a commonwealth land. In the beginning of 19th century, whaling ships began stopping at the port and the place became prosperous. The first to discover the everlasting beauty of the nature of this land was Gustav Weindorver (1874~1932), an Australian field naturalist. He built the first dwelling there, a hotel, in the beginning of the century. The spectacle of Cradle Mountain and Lake Dove, the unique wild animals and plants in Australia will take you back in time |
| Pinnacles Desert, Nambung National Park Nambung National Park features beautiful beaches, coastal dune systems, shady groves of tuart trees and low heathland rich in flowering plants. The vegetation bursts into flower from August to October, creating a memorable spectacle for visitors. In the midst of this diversity is one of Australia's most fascinating areas - the Pinnacles Desert, one of Australia's best known landscapes. Here, thousands of huge limestone pillars rise from the shifting yellow sands. |
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Evening Glow, Auckland, New Zealand |