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The Daintree Rainforest is in Queensland, and is the largest rainforest within Australia, spanning roughly 12,000 square kilometres. [17] The rainforest was placed on the world heritage list in 1998, [18] and hosts more than 400,000 visitors a year, serving as one of the largest tourist attractions in the Northern part of Australia. The ...
There are 20 World Heritage Sites in Australia, with a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in Australia added to the list were the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, and Willandra Lakes Region, at the fifth session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Sydney, in 1981. [4]
Pitchi Richi Sanctuary, located approximately 4 km south of the Alice Springs town centre, is a heritage listed, and now closed, tourist attraction. It was established in the early 1950s by Leo Corbet.
The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion is a Buddhist monument near Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. [3] The basic idea for building the stupa came from Lama Yeshe and then, after Lama Yeshe's death, from Lama Zopa Rinpoche , who decided to model the stupa ( kumbum ) on the Great Stupa of Gyantse which is 600 years old. [ 4 ]
A selection of Australia's big things. The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some sculptures.In Australia, big things have come to be seen as a uniquely Australian phenomenon, although they emerged at the same time as the so-called Roadside Giants (fibreglass sculptures of things) of the United States.
South Bank and its parklands are one of Brisbane's most important cultural precincts and they regularly host large scale festivals and events. An estimated 14 million people visit the parklands each year, making it Australia's most visited landmark. [2]
Lists of tourist attractions in Australia (11 C, 15 P) A. Aerial lifts in Australia (2 P) B. ... Show caves in Australia (19 P) Spa towns in Australia (2 P)
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