Monday, 31 July 2023

More wonders of Australia

Hello Monday, hello world, hope all is well in your part of the world wherever that is.


Shark Bay is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The 23,000-square-kilometre area is located approximately 800 kilometres north of Perth, on the westernmost point of the Australian continent It. is so iconic that it was one of the first sites in Australia to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is renowned for its natural beauty, with aqua blue water, white sand and red earth. It's been described as one of the most remarkable places on Earth.


The Three Sisters are an unusual rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. They are located close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley

Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, some 700 km north of Adelaide. It is the lowest point in Australia. The lake is also the largest in Australia.

In 1840 Edward John Eyre became the first European to see the edge of the 9,500 square kilometre lake. It was originally named in his honour. The official name for Lake Eyre was changed to Kati Thanda in 2012.


Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. At 1,545 metres above sea level, it is the sixth-highest mountain in Tasmania. A precipitous comb of rock carved out by millennia of ice and wind, crescent-shaped Cradle Mountain is Tasmania's most recognisable.


Wolfe Creek Crater is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater in Western Australia It is easily one of Australia's most stunning natural wonders. Sitting on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, it's the second largest largest meteorite crater in the world and almost spans an entire kilometre in length.

9 comments:

  1. More really cool and interesting landmarks! Very nice. :)

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  2. I remember the first time I saw The Three Sisters, not far from Sydney. We took some great photos.

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    1. I have been there many times during my life and always enjoy seeing them

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  3. Australia certainly is the land of wonders!

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  4. Oh wow.. so beautiful. Would love to make it out to Australia someday.

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  5. Well, now I know what a " endorheic lake" is!

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