BUILDINGS IN AUSTRALIA

Q1= QUEENSLAND NUMBER 1
...is on the Gold coast. It is the tallest building in Gold Coast City and the 19th tallest building in the world . The construction started in 2002 and was completed in 2005. The supertall skyscraper is 322.5 metres high or 1,058 feet. Q1 has a roof height of 275 metres or 902 feet. The building was designed by Atelier SDG.

 EUREKA TOWER

...is  in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the tallest building to roof in Australia. The construction started in 2001 and was completed in october 2006. The tall skyscraper is 297,3 metres high or 975 feet.

GOVERNOR PHILLIP TOWER

...is one of the main element of one of the largest developments in the city of Sydney. The other main element is the Museum of Sydney. The construction started in 1990 and was completed in 1993. The tower was designed by the architect Denton Corker Marshau and built by Australia's largest privately owned construction company Grocon.

RIPARIAN PLAZA

...is in Brisbane- Queensland in Austrlia. It is a 53-storey skyscraper and it's Brisbane's third tallest building and landmark on the skyline. The construction started in 2002 and completed in 2005. The height is 250 metres or 820 feet to its roof. There are mixed use buildings:

11 car park levels

25 commercial levels

12  residential levels

50 penthouse apartments

CENTRAL PARK

...is in Perth - western Austrlia and it's is the tallest building in Perth on Austrlia's west coast and the 9th tallest  building in Austrlia. The park cost 186,5 million Dollar. It is a 51-storey office tower. The construction started in 1988 and was completed in 1992. The Central Park is 226 metres big or 741 feet.

NATIONAL PARKS

PALMERSTON WOOROONOORAN NATIONAL PARK

...is in the south of Gerringong, in the east of Berry and in the north-east of Nowra. The National Park has a nice  picnic at Goologan's Picnic Area. Other spots are along the highway. There you can see platypuses and fresh water turtles in Henrietta Creek. In the park are also spotlight for possums at night. Along the walking tracks are many waterfalls. It's so amazing that you can enjoy the view over the gorge from Crawford's lookout. Also there are rainforests where you can camp; tents and caravan sites, toilets, shetter shed and picnic tables are provided. The activities in the Palmerston Wooroonooran National Park are swimming, fishing, picnics or barbecues and there are wonderful lookouts.

NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK

... is on Palmerston highway and 33 kilometres west of Innisfail or 25 kilometres east of Millaa. The National Park is owned by Jawoyn Aboriginal people. Park features include spectacular dissected sandstone country, broad valleys and numerous, significant cultural sites. The most comfortable time is from May to September. There you can to amazing things like a Flying-helicopter ride. That is an excellent way to see the gorge system. Also you can go on walking tracks in park offering-variety of experience from riverbank strolls to spectacular overnight walks up to 65 kilometres in length. Then you can go camping with powered sites, you can go boating or fishing. You can boil the creek water for five minutes before drinking.

SEVEN MILE BEACH NATIONAL PARK

...is in the north-east of Katherine. You go there, if you go 30 kilometres over a sealed road. The sweep of the National Park is rimmed with sand dunes and a variety of coastal sand forests. At the Beach Road the new wooden walkway to beach and viewing platform and the near by carpark provide easy beach access to all including the disabled. In the park is a large picnic area and barbecues are in a pleasant forest. But there you can't go camping. There are only loop walking tracks through forest and along the beach.

SIGHTS & BUILDINGS OF SYDNEY

Sydney has many various heritage listed buildings like Sydney Town Hall, the Queen Victoria Building, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Tower.

The Sidney Town Hall is a building in the heart of Sydney. It stands opposite the Queen Victoria Building and was built in 1880 from the yellow sandstone of stonemasons. The building has over 100 rooms, but the architect of the building could not be appointed yet.

The Queen Victoria Building was built in 1898 by the architect George Mc Rae in the central business district of Sydney.
The building is 30 meters wide and 190 meters long.
The Queen Victoria Building is a shopping centre where you can find numerous shops. That’s why Pierre Cardin described that building as the best shopping center in the world.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was designed and built by English firm Dorman Long in 1932. Because of its design the bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" (Der Kleiderbügel). The bridge has a span of 503 meter and a height of around 135 meters and is one of the world longest bridges.

The Sydney Tower is in Sydney’s tallest-freestanding building and the second tallest in Australia. The tower was finished in 1981 and is 305 meters high. It provides an overview of the whole city. It has a viewing platform and two revolving restaurants, but the ascent is only with extensive security check possible.

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

The Great Barrier Reef, which is 2,000 kilometers long, is the largest coral reef in the world. It is the only living thing on earth that can be seen from space with the naked eye and it is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the coral reef. Where is the Great Barrier Reef? - The marine park (which is a multiple-use area that supports a range of communities that depend on the Reef for recreation or their livelihoods) stretches over 3000 kilometers almost parallel to the Queensland coast, up past the tip of Cape York. The reef, between 15 kilometres and 150 kilometres off shore and around 65 Km wide.

The reef have tropical islands with some of the worlds most beautiful sunny, golden beaches. One island is the Haggerstone Island. She is located on the Great Barrier Reef, about 600 kilometers north of Cairns alongside the rugged Cape York Peninsula. It is an exclusive island where you can enjoy the beauty of nature. Another island is the Dunk Island. She is the largest of the Family Islands Group. Fitzroy Island is one of the most unspoilt islands beside to the Great Barrier Reef. There are more islands: The Daydream Island, the Bedarra Island, the Brampton Island, the Great Keppel Island, the Green Island, the Hamilton Island, the Hayman Island, the Hinchinbrook Island, the Lindeman Island, the Long Island, the Lizard Island and the South Molle Island.
Haggerstone Island 

                              

Dunk Island

　

　

　

Fitzroy Island

　

The reef have 1,500 species of fish, 200 species of birds and 400 species of corals. Also there are Dolphins, whales, sea snakes and saltwater crocodiles.

So you see the Great Barrier Reef is so amazing, so beautiful, so fantastic. But Sadly, now the Reef is in danger. The whole world, also the oceans around Australia, are getting warmer. So the corals will die if the water temperature rises. Already by more than a few degrees. The pollution from rivers, farms and cities on the coast, more tourists and overfishing are other dangers to the reef. So if that goes on the corals will have died by 2050.

sources:　 http://www.ksta.de/ks/images/mdsBild/1231850272530l.jpghttp://www.greatbarrierreef.org/islands_overview.php

http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/
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and the English textbook.

　

FLORA AND FAUNA IN AUSTRALIA

Typical of the Australian vegetation are the eucalyptus and acacia trees. From both, there are over 600 species.The fast-growing and undemanding eucalyptus tree occurs in a variety of environments, even in hot and arid central Australia.
In southeastern Australia there are extensive forest areas, the densest vegetation is found in the tropical rainforests of north Queensland. Deforestation leads to a strongthreat to the population and threatening the biodiversity of the forests. In dry areas of Western Australiacomes from the baobab tree.

source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australien

The baobab is a tropical plant that grows wild in Africa ,Australia and Madagascar. She was the ancient Egyptians already known, because it was already mentioned in2500 BCE inscriptions, as a plant from the modern Sudan and from the area aroundthe Red Sea.

 
The lifetime of a baobab is considerable. Most of you live over 500 years without problems, but it will happen much older specimens in Africa.
 
This giant is growing normally live alone and can easily reach a height of 20 meters.

It is the national floral emblem of Australia and represented in the coat of arms. The natural areas of distribution of the gold acacia are from the south of the EyrePeninsula in South Australia to western Victoria and southern inland areas of New South Wales, Tasmania also. The golden wattle grows mostly in dry sclerophyllvegetation and Gentiles on sandy and stony soils.

The eucalyptustrees are evergreen trees and shrubs that are native to Australia and Indonesia.Most Eucalyptus species are fast, very hartholzige, tall trees and shrubs. The gianteucalyptus was measured with a height of 97 m and a trunk diameter up to 20 metersin Tasmania.

sources:

baobab tree: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1n5rEENiK-XsVnLMg3tMXRaM71ArM0WsegoOVXQFtfxkvoHSb6mij3aL5VW0Z-PIzbQrJ0WA8WZpErBl6Y0ocrArDo3JS-AYQH4mD-p47msBSetC077D1TrkoDQPmV5oqWeOqxiz12-L/s1600/baobab-tree-in-sunset.jpg

flowering golden wattle: 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2596352089_2172182666.jpg

flowering eucalyptus:

http://flowerinfo.org/wp-content/gallery/eucalyptus-flowers/eucalyptus-flower-3.jpg