Monday, 7 August 2023

More Wonders in Australia

 Hello Monday, hello world, I hope everyone is doing well. It is time for a few more wonders of Australia.


The Wallaman Falls, a cascade and horsetail waterfall on the Stony Creek, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics in the locality of Wallaman, Shire of Hinchinbrook in the northern region of Queensland, Australia. The Wallaman Falls are located in the Wallaman area of the Girringun National Park which is a fifty-one kilometre drive from the town of Ingham.

As the highest, single-drop waterfall in Australia, Wallaman Falls has to be seen in person to really understand its magnitude. The cascade skyrockets up to 268 metres while its pool dives a further 20 metres below.



The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 240-kilometre stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Ready for sweeping coastal views, ancient rock formations and an unbeatable feeling of freedom? Then it's time to hit the Great Ocean.

The Great Ocean Road was completed in 1932 and is characterised by great variation and amazing sights, including breathtaking views of the Southern Ocean, Easily one of the world's most beautiful road trips, Great Ocean Road drive was inspired by America's Highway 1 down the coast of California.



The Jenolan Caves are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains, in Jenolan, Oberon Council, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. Jenolan Caves are the largest, most spectacular and most famous caves in Australia.

Scientists have determined, through the examination of the clay found in the caves, that the Jenolan subterranean system is around 340 million years old. This makes it the oldest known and dated open cave system in the world, and it is still being heavily researched today.


The beauty of the Umpherston Sinkhole/Balumbul has to be seen to be believed. Appreciate its size and depth from the viewing platforms at the top of the sinkhole, then walk down into the sinkhole, along the terraces and behind the hanging vines. The Umpherston Sinkhole (or the Sunken Garden) is one of the most spectacular gardens located in the Mount Gambier region. The sinkhole was once a typical limestone cave that formed by the corrosion of limestone rocks by seawater waves and the sinkhole was naturally created when the chamber's roof collapsed.

That's all the wonders I have been able to find information on, next week I will move onto something else.



12 comments:

  1. The Great Ocean Rd was built to give unemployed men decent wages during the Depression. Hard labour but well worth it - great ocean views, lovely hotels and coffee shops!

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    1. It would have been bloody hard work with some bloody great views

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  2. These are so interesting and amazing! :)

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  3. It's a nice drive along the Great Ocean Road, we have stayed in two places along the way in the caravan both times.
    Been to Ingham several times but never went to the falls..

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    1. I also have been to Ingham but don't remember seeing the falls

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  4. I'm so enjoying your tour of these natural wonders, Jo-Anne!

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  5. It has been cool learning about your country... I hope you find something similar to do next.

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  6. Beautiful, all of them. I'd love to see that waterfall in person.

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