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AUSTRALIA---------ZhangguochenCONTENT•A.Animals•B.Theland•C.CulturalheritageoftheworldFirstofallAQuestionWhatcomestoyourmindfirstlywhenthinkingofAustralia?KangaroosTheanimalsofAustralia•TherearemanydifferentspeciesofwildlifeinAustralia.Marsupials（有袋类）arethemostsuccessfulgroupinAustralia.Thisgroupincludeskangaroos,wallabies,koalas,Tasmanianwolves（塔斯马尼亚狼）,Tasmaniandevils（袋獾）,andmanyothers.Theplatypus（鸭嘴兽）andtheechidna（针鼹）areegg-layingmammals.Therearealsonumerousdifferentspeciesofbirds.Someofthemarecockatoo(鹦鹉),kookaburra（笑翠鸟）,lyrebird（琴鸟）,theflightlessemu（鸸鹋）,andseveraltypesofparrots.Bilby(袋狸)TheBilbyisasmallnocturnalcreaturefoundmainlyinNorthernAustralia.Theyhavelargeearslikerabbitsandeatsmallinsectsandvariousplants.KoalaKoalasaresmallbearlikecreatureswholivealongtheeastcoastofAustralia.However,koalasonlyliketoeatasmallpercentageofthetreesfoundaroundAustralia.Koalashavehardblacknoses,withsharpclawsandathickfurrycoatandcangrowtoaweightofabout10kg.Mostoftheirtimeisspentasleepinthetrees,whichisthebestplacetoseeakoala.Dingo(澳洲野犬)DingosarefoundinvariousareasacrossAustralia,itmakesahowlingsoundthatisverydistinctive.Dingoesgenerallyeatmice,rabbitsandrats,althoughcanalsoattacklivestockwhenhungry.Echidna（针鼹）TheEchidnaisasmallcreature,whichhasafurryundersidewithsharpspinesonitsback.EchidnasliveinthedryandhotdesertlandofAustralia,aswellaswithinthecoolerclimateoftheAustralianAlps.Echidnascatchinsectstoeat.Theygrowtoabout45cm.Asaformofprotectiontheyquicklyburythemselvesintheground,withonlytheirspinesstickingoutoftheground.Quoll（袋鼬）Quollarenocturnalcreatures,whichareAustralianativecats.Theygrowtoaboutthesizeofdomesticcats,andspendmostoftheirtimeintrees.Goanna（澳洲巨蜥）GoannasareatypeoflizardfoundinvariouspartsofAustralia.Theycangrowtoabout2metreslong,andcanbeaggressive,oftenmakingaloudhissingsound.TheLandThecontinentofAustraliawithaCoastline----30000kilometers,alandarea----7682300km,itisthelargestislandintheworld.ThecountryalsoincludesTasmania,theTorresStraitsIslandsandasmallnumberofislandsinthePacificandtheIndianOceans.Sydney•SydneyisthebiggestcitywhichlocatesatthesoutheastinAustralia.•Thebesttimestovisitareofspringandautumn,especiallyaroundMarchtoAprilorOctobertoNovember.Sydneyisblessedwithatemperateclimate.•SydneyisfamousforSydneyHarbor,RoyalNationalPark,SydneyOperaHouse,BondiBeach,MacquarieStreet,Sydneyuniversityandsoon.SydneyHarborRoyalNationalParkTheMacquariesteet--TheCBDhasbecomeaminiManhattanTheuniversityofSydneySydneyOperaHouseBondiBeachCanberra•CanberraisthecapitalcityofAustralia.Withapopulationofover345,000,itisAustralia'slargestinlandcityandtheeighthlargestAustraliancityoverall.•Followinganinternationalcontestforthecity'sdesign,adesignbytheChicagoarchitectsWalterBurleyGriffinandMarionMahonyGriffinwasselectedandconstructioncommencedin1913.BeautifulnewcityCongressBuildingMelbourne•MelbourneisthesecondlargecityintheAus,andhasbeenthoughtthetop10citieswhicharemostcomfortable!•Famousesites:•RoyalBotanicGardens•OldCongressBuildingColonialTramcarRestaurant•PhilippiIslandTransportationrestarantSeasideLivingconditionsTheGreatBarrierReefTheGreatBarrierReefistheonlylivingorganiccollectivevisible（明显可见的）fromEarth‘sorbit（范围）.itistheworld'slargestcoralreefecosystemTheGreatBarrierReef(大堡礁)isnotjustonereefbutactuallyaseriesofover2,000reefsstretching(延伸)formorethan2,300kilometres.Itistheworld’slargestcoral(珊瑚)reef.sincecoralreefsarealsoinshallowwater,youcanactuallyseethemfromabovethewater!AllalongtheGreatBarrierReef,thecolorofthecoralreefchangesasdoesthecolorofthewater,whichvariesfromagreentoabluecolor.TheGreatBarrierReefstretchesmorethan2,000kilometresalongtheQueenslandcoast,theeastcoastofAustralia,fromthemainlandtownsofPortDouglastoBundaberg.TheGreatBarrierReefsystemconsistsofmorethan3000reefswhichrangeinsizefrom1hectare(公顷)toover10,000hectaresinarea.ThebestwaytoexperiencethemagicandbeautyoftheGreatBarrierReefistoexperienceitupcloseandpersonal,underwater.Youcanswim,snorkel（潜水）,diveandsailtheWorldHeritage（世界遗产）-listedGreatBarrierReef,alivingmasterpiece（杰作）sobigthatitcanbeseenfromouterspace.Culturalheritageoftheworld（世界遗产名录）南澳和昆士兰的澳洲哺乳动物化石遗址(AustralianFossilMammalSites)新南威尔士州和昆士兰的冈瓦讷雨林(GondwanaRainforests)北领地的卡卡杜国家公园(KakaduNationalPark)昆士兰南部海岸外的芬瑟岛(FraserIsland)昆士兰的大堡礁(GreatBarrierReef)新南威尔士州海岸外的豪勋爵岛(LordHoweIsland)南澳和昆士兰的澳洲哺乳动物化石遗址(AustralianFossilMammalSites)塔斯马尼亚南部的麦格里岛(MacquarieIsland)悉尼西部的大蓝山(GreaterBlueMountains)西澳的波奴鲁鲁国家公园(PurnululuNationalPark)悉尼歌剧院昆士兰湿热带地区澳洲南极领地的贺得岛(HeardIsland)和麦唐纳群岛(McDonaldIslands)墨尔本的皇家展览大厦(RoyalExhibitionBuilding)和卡尔顿花园(CarltonGardens)塔斯马尼亚荒野新南威尔士州的威兰德拉湖区(WillandraLakes)西澳的鲨鱼湾(SharkBay)北领地的乌卢鲁—卡达赤塔国家公园(Uluru-KataTjutaNationalPark)3QBYE