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Exterior view of Sydney Aquarium on the eastern side of Darling Harbour.
Night view of Sydney Harbor Bridge.
Sydney skyline as seen from a Darling Harbour footbridge.
HM Bark Endeavour, a replica ship anchored at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The original Endeavour was commanded by Lt. James Cook during his first voyage of discovery (1768-1771) where he mapped the New Zealand coast and explored the eastern coast of Australia.
The Sydney Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the city and the second-tallest in Australia. The tower stands 309 m (1,014 ft) above the central business district.
The Three Sisters are a rock formation found in the Greater Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni 922 m (3,024 ft), Wimlah 918 m (3,011 ft), and Gunnedoo 906 m (2,972 ft). They are located close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Greater Blue Mountains' best-known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. The Three Sisters were formed around 200 million years ago, when volcanoes erupted through the coal, sandstone, and shale in the area. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains is also home to over 400 kinds of endangered and rare animals, as well as unique plants.
The Three Sisters are a rock formation found in the Greater Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni 922 m (3,024 ft), Wimlah 918 m (3,011 ft), and Gunnedoo 906 m (2,972 ft). They are located close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Greater Blue Mountains' best-known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. The Three Sisters were formed around 200 million years ago, when volcanoes erupted through the coal, sandstone, and shale in the area. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains is also home to over 400 kinds of endangered and rare animals, as well as unique plants.
Orphan Rock in the Blue Mountains as viewed from a cable car.
Some of the granite boulders at Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve near Wauchope, in the Northern Territory. The marbles were formed through various geological processes including chemical and mechanical weathering.
Boab trees along the Plenty Highway in the Outback. These trees store water in their swollen trunks and shed their leaves during the dry season. Indigenous Australians used them as a source of water and food, and utilized the leaves medicinally.
Appearances can be deceiving as is the case with the Thorny Devil lizards that inhabit the scrub and desert of western Australia. Although covered with an intimidating array of spikes that help defend it from predators by making them hard to swallow if attacked, the lizards are quite gentle. A false head on it back allows them to protect their real head when threatened. The lizard lowers its head between its front legs and presents the false head. The Thorny Devil Lizard subsists on ants (they can eat thousands in one day). They can grow up to 20 cm (8 in) and live up to 20 years.
Uluru / Ayers Rock is an inselberg, or island mountain, found in the Northern Territory near Alice Springs - in the middle of Australia's Outback. It is a large sandstone rock formation that the aborigines of the area hold sacred.
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