Thursday, August 20, 2015

Australia

Australia is a country covered in rainforests, deserts and all that kind of stuff.

Australia has six states: Tasmania, New South Wales,  Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.
 It also has two territorys: Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

Australia's capital city is Canberra.
Tasmania's capital city is Hobart.
New South Wales' capital city is Sydney.
Northern Territory's capital city is Darwin.
Queensland's capital city is Brisbane.
Western Australia's capital city is Perth.
Victoria's capital city is Melbourne.
South Australia's capital city is Adelaide.

Here are some facts about Australia.
Tasmania is not connected to mainland Australia.
Australia was first discovered on the 26th of February 1606.
On the 1st of January 1901 Edmund Barton became Australia's first Prime Minister.
In 1879 Australian ship Strathleven became the first ship to carry a cargo of frozen goods.

 

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