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Exterior view of Sydney Aquarium on the eastern side of Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia.
Night view of Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.
Sydney skyline as seen from a Darling Harbour footbridge in Sydney, Australia.
HM 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).
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).
Orphan Rock in the Blue Mountains, Australia, as viewed from a cable car.
Some of the granite boulders at Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve near Wauchope, in Australia's Northern Territory. The marbles were formed through various geological processes, including chemical and mechanical weathering.
Boab, or baobab, trees along the Plenty Highway in Australia's Outback. These trees store water in their swollen trunks and shed their leaves during the dry season.
The Thorny Devil lizard, pictured here, inhabits the scrub and desert of western Australia and subsists on ants, growing up to 20 cm (8 in) long and living 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.
The Olgas, a red sandstone formation in the middle of Australia's Outback.
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