{"id":75195,"date":"2017-03-29T07:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T07:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topdreamer.com\/?p=75195"},"modified":"2017-03-29T07:50:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T07:50:09","slug":"12-unique-facts-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topdreamer.com\/12-unique-facts-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Unique Facts About Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are innumerable factors that make the country of Australia unique by itself. Be it the people, it\u2019s landscape and topography amongst many other things, it is also the sixth largest country in the world apart from being an island continent as well. It\u2019s sheer amazing diversification of flora and fauna is almost second to none, with the exception of probably certain parts of Africa and the Amazon. And for all you beach lovers out there, it has the most number of beaches as compared to any other place in the world! Then again, being an island continent, that shouldn\u2019t really come as much of a surprise. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Some species are still awaiting discovery:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A great deal of scientists have speculated that a good three quarters of the total number of species in Australia are yet to be discovered and classified.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Kangaroos are more numerous than people:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes, believe it or not that is true.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The weirdest river name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of the rivers is called the Never Never River. Yes, look it up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The concept of New Australia:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In one of the most bizarre cases, dreaming of creating a supposedly utopian society hundreds of people left Australia in 1892 to create New Australia, which was in the middle of Paraguay!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>A biting plant:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although unusual flora and fauna is no stranger to the Land Down Under, a certain plant by the name of stinging bush can make you throw up just by touching it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Melbourne\u2019s other name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is for all the Batman fans out there. Hold onto your horses &#8211; Melbourne actually used to be called Batmania once upon a time!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Its Claims Over Antarctica:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Among many other countries worldwide, Australia has claimed the largest chunk of Antarctica for itself spanning across 5.8 million square km.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>From hardly any rabbits to rabbit haven:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Back in 1859, 22 rabbits were introduced into the wilderness of Australia. After a mere decade, the number of rats across the island continent almost exponentially shot up to 2 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The world\u2019s longest highway:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes, namely Highway 1 which is a whopping 14,500 km long encircling the entire country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The weirdest name for a mountain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The mountain is called Mt. Disappoint simply because after reaching the summit, the explorers felt let down by its average view. Talk about quirky indeed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The world&#8217;s largest cattle rauch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not only is Anna Creek Station the world\u2019s largest cattle ranch, but it is also bigger than the entirety of Israel! Just let that sink in for a while.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Funny history with camels:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not only does Australia export camels to Saudi Arabia, but there was this crazy instance when 6000 camels converged upon the town of Docker River in desperate search of water. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All sorts of services are also available across the board from getting a camel of your own to the provision of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/adelaideskipbinhire.com.au\/\"><b>Skip bins in Adelaide<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In spite of the fact that there are numerous aspects that make a place unique for what it is, Australia still stands out are one of the most unique places out there. If you call yourself an avid traveller, you certainly owe it to yourself to visit this fascinating continent as soon as possible if you haven\u2019t already. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are innumerable factors that make the country of Australia unique by itself. Be it the people, it\u2019s landscape and topography amongst many other things, it is also the sixth largest country in the world apart from being an island continent as well. 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