Back to the southern hemisphere we go. This time to the land down under – Australia. Our plan is to cram as much golf, sightseeing, wine tasting, reef snorkeling, an adventure hike on a bridge and who knows what else into the next few weeks.
Did you know:
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and is the only country that is a continent.
There are over 10,000 ocean/seaside beaches with many claiming to have the whitest sand in the world.
It’s 9,806 miles (15,960 Kms) from Toronto to Sydney and takes 21 hours in the air to get there. This one of the few flight paths that crosses both the equator and the International Date Line.
There is a 16 hour time difference between Toronto and Sydney.
Nearly 90% of the population live along the coast.
Sydney is at approximately the same latitude (33.5 S) as Bueno Aires, Argentina, Cape Town, South Africa and Santiago, Chile.
Australia contains deserts, rainforests, snow covered alps, and over 65 distinct wine regions.
The Great Barrier Reef, one of nature’s wonders, is the world’s largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). It’s so large it can be seen from space.
Voting in federal and state elections is mandatory. You will be fined if you don’t cast a ballot.
There are more camels in Australia than in Egypt. In addition to kangaroos and koala bears there are 25 varieties of snakes (many poisonous) and a few different spider species that are deadly.
The 48 contiguous United States would almost fit in Australia.
Ireland has Guiness, Australia has Fosters. Stay tuned for a beer comparative.
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