Australia Подготовила: Бренер Инна Проверила: Колосова Алла Васильевна

interesting Facts 0 Sydney and Melbourne could not decide which of them should be the capital, it was the city of Canberra, as the capital of a purpose built on the site of existing settlements since 1824 Canberra. The capital is located about halfway between the two cities. 0 The number of products containing the signature «proudly Australian» «proudly made in Australia» and logo yellow silhouette of a kangaroo in a green triangle. Right to use the mark awarded to a particular group Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign. 0 Australians eat kangaroo meat. 0 It is widely imported brood population of rabbits had to destroy the special virus. 0 In Australia, found wild camels

Flora of Australia Australia's tropical forests to the north, in the south of eucalyptus, pine in Tasmania. More than 90% of plants and not found on other continents. In tropical forests are spore plants - mosses and ferns, which reach up to 8 meters high. In the north, occupied vast areas of savanna. There, there are about 550 species of eucalyptus trees - giant trees up to 150 m national flower of Australia - acacia.

Gerdner - a large shallow endorheic salt lake in South Australia, it is considered the fourth largest salt lake in Australia when flooded. Gerdner Lake is located west of Lake Torrens, 150 km north-west of Port Augusta and 440 km north-zapadnee Adelaidy. Located on semidesert plains of red dune terrain of sand, at an altitude of about 100 meters. The lake covers more than 160 miles long and 48 miles wide. Lake Hillier (Hillier) is on the edge of the Middle Island (Middle Island) covered by dense forests. Middle island - one of hundreds of small islands Studies, scattered along the southern coast of Western Australia. Hiller shallow salt lake, surrounded by a belt of white salt, more like something fabulous than real natural formation in the middle of the ocean. On all sides it is surrounded by greenery of different species of eucalyptus, which is dark- blue waves of the ocean separates the narrow strip of white sand. A feature of this lake is its bright pink color. The color is permanent and does not change when water is drawn into the container. The lake is about six hundred meters. A narrow strip of land consisting of sand dunes and covered with vegetation separates the lake from the ocean.

fauna of Australia Australia - the only country in which the preserved platypus and echidna - the most primitive of mammals. Australia only live about 50 species of kangaroos, koalas, Tasmanian wolf, anteater, mouse, Tasmanian devil. Inhabit the continent of about 317 species of parrots, birds of paradise, medososy.

Possum ordinary marsupial flying squirrel Zmeinosheynaya turtle platypuskoala Marsupial (Tasmanian) Devil

Kangaroo Kangaroo animal quite large, it has about fifty species. They all belong to the order of marsupials. In a world still goes the famous legend about the origin of the names of these animals. It is associated with the arrival of the continent Australia researchers from Europe. It the first time in my life had a chance encounter with this unique marsupial, and they started asking Aboriginal name of this animal? In response, scientists heard Ken Gu Roо. So was born the name of the family, although, in fact, the literal translation of this phrase means: "I do not understand."

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