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National Parks
- Mungo
- Cradle Mtn - Lake St Clair
- <p>Franklin - Lower Gordon Wild Rivers</p>
- Far North West
- Staaten River
- Namadgi
- Tidbinbilla
- MacDonnell Ranges
- Southwest
- Cape Tribulation
- Daintree
- Lawn Hill
- Diamantina
- Simpson Desert
- Carnarvon
- Expedition
- Great Sandy
- Currawinya
- Kosciuszko
- Murray - Sunset
- Alpine
- Cape Otway
- Grampians
- Wilsons Promontory
- Mungkan Kandju
- Lakefield
- Moreton Island
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- <p>Freycinet</p>
- Blue Mountains
- Sydney Harbour
- Snowy River
- Gondwana Rainforests
- Twelve Apostles
- Phillip Island
- Wollemi
- Shark Bay
- Great Barrier Reef
- Mount Warning
- Drysdale River
- Lake Eyre
- Lake Torrens
- Nullarbor
- Flinders Ranges
- Flinders Chase
- Gregory
- Uluru - Kata Tjuta
- Nitmiluk
- Kakadu
- Ningaloo
- Purnululu (Bungle Bungles)
- Karijini
- D'Entrecasteaux
- Fitzgerald
Factoids
Australia's hottest recorded temperature was in Oodnadatta 1960 where it reached a scorching 50.7 degrees Celsius.
Formed 400 million years ago, the Jenolan Caves make up one of the most extensive and complex underground limestone cave systems in the world.
The world's largest cattle farm, Anna Creek Station, is found in Australia. At 34,000 km2 (6,000 acres), it is larger than Belgium.
The first life-saving club in the world was founded in Australia, on Sydney's Bondi Beach in 1906.
During mating time male koalas morph into aggressive creatures, listen out for their bizarre sounds while they look for love.
Australia boasts over 10,000 beaches - more than any other nation.
Silverton is the quintessential outback town in NSW - it has featured in films such as Mad Max II and The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
The Sydney Opera House took almost 15 years to build. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.
Australia is better situated for observation of stars of the southern skies than any other country further north.
Facts
The name Australia comes from the Latin Terra Australis Incognita which means the Unknown Southern Land.
