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In Australia there is so much to see and so much to explore.

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF :The great barrier reef is one of the natural wonder of the world, it is 1Up Travel - Australia - The Great Barrier Reefon the world heritage list. The combination of weather pristine rainforest, white sandy beaches, and oceans varying in hue from blue to turquoise to green. The area abounds with wildlife including varieties of dolphines,whales, more than 1500 species of fish, 4000 type of mollusu and 200 species of birdlife.The barrier reef system consist of more than 3000 reef which range in size from 1 hectare to over 10,000 hectures in area. The reef is scattered with beautiful island and idyllic coral cay and covers more than 300,000 Sq km. There are many different coral like the some grow slowly and some that live for year and some that grow very fast.

The colors of coral are created by algea and dead coral are in white color. The great barrier reef is a great place to visit , it is full of aquatic beauty, and is an example of nature at its best.

Diving on the outer edge of the barrier into the coral sea is like diving in a fish bowl. The barrier is full of huge trees of soft coral.The great barrier reef is the most diverse, living growing ecosystem, and the largest barrier reef in the world.

ULURU (AYERS ROCK) :The Uluru also known as Ayer Rock is the world's biggest monolith. The Uluru is 1Up Travel - Australia - Uluru - Ayers Rocka sacred for the aboriginals. It is 9.4 km in circumference and 345 meters high. It is made of arkosic sandstone and is renowned for the way it changes its color in light and specially spectacular during Sunrise and Sunset. The uluru is located in the Kata Tjuta National Park about 335 km to the South West alice springs in northern territory, Australia.

The aboriginal own the uluru and feel responsible for all the people on and surrounding the rock. The aboriginals also use some of the caves for tribal ceremonies and use it as burial chambers. The Uluru is the homeland of the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people also known as Anangu. The uluru was named Ayer Rock by European explorer Ernest Giles who Sighted it in 1872 and named it for the South Australian Premier of the time, Sir Henry Ayers. The uluru is visible from over 200km.

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