The document provides descriptions of various landmarks across Australia/Oceania, including: - The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, known for its distinctive shell-like roof design. - Uluru, a large sandstone monolith located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia, which is considered sacred to the Anangu people. - The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest reef system located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs visible from space.

1. Prepared by:
Nenevie D. Villando
Australia/Oceania
Landmarks

2. Sydney Opera House
Mention "Sydney,
Australia" and most
people think of the
Opera House.
Shaped like huge
shells or billowing
sails.
It is a multi-
venue performing
arts
centre in Sydney,Ne
w South
Wales, Australia.

3. Sydney Myer Music Bowl
The Sidney Myer
Music Bowl is
home to Carols by
Candlelight and
the free, open- air
concerts of
Melbourne Open
Air Orchestra. The
famous annual
music festival is
held here every
January. The
venue has seen
regular
performances by
international
artists.

4. Uluru-kata Tjuta National Park
The striking red
monolith forms the
centerpiece of Uluru-
Kata Tjuta National
Park, a World Heritage
Area jointly managed by
Parks Australia and the
traditional landowners,
the Aṉangu people.
Uluru, meaning
"shadowy place" in the
local aboriginal dialect,
rises to a height of 348
m from the surrounding
plain with most of its
bulk hidden beneath the
earth's surface. It is
sometimes called 'the
very heart of Australia'

5. Sydney Harbour bridge
Affectionately called
"the Coathanger", this
impressive feat of
construction is the
largest steel arch
bridge in the world. It
was completed in
1932, 40 years before
the Sydney Opera
House.
Supported by massive
double piers at each
end, it was built in
1932 and remains the
world's largest steel
arch bridge,
connecting the
harbor's north and
south shores in a
single curve rising 134
m above the water.

6. Blue Mountains National Park
Named for the
blue haze
emanating from
the many
eucalyptus trees.

7. Heart Shaped Reef
Although the Heart
Shape Reef itself is
best viewed by
seaplane or helicopter
tour there are many
types of suitable
accommodation in
Airlie Beach including
holiday apartment and
home rentals, resorts,
spas, backpackers,
caravan and camping
holiday parks. You can
even charter a boat
and stay overnight out
in the reef

8. Kangaroo Island
Most of the 4,600
residents of Kangaroo
Island are primary
producers offering
some of the best local
gourmet cuisine to be
found in Australia.
With one third of the
island declared a
conservation area or
National Park, a
thriving culinary
culture, a unique
artistic scene, all
steeped in a rich
history, there is
something for
everyone at Kangaroo
Island.

9. Melbourne Cricket Ground
The MCG is host to
the AFL from April to
September and after
the AFL Grand Final
the MCG prepares for
Cricket Season which
usually starts at the
end of September /
early October and
runs till the end of
March. The MCG hosts
both international and
national Cricket
Matches and is also
home to Australia's
National Sports
Museum.

10. Shark Bay
Shark Bay is home to some
unique and spectacular flora and
fauna which led to it being
declared a 2.2 million hectare
World Heritage Area in 1991. For
3 billion years the only forms of
life on Earth were Stromatolites,
colonies of cyanobacteria. Sure
the Stromatolites at Shark Bay
are 'only' 2000 - 3000 years old
but their heritage can be traced
back to 1.9 billion years ago
making them one of the longest
continuing biological lineages
known. The bay is home to one
of the largest concentrations of
Dugongs (sea-cows) in the world
and has the largest seagrass
meadow in the world is also
here.

11. Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is
the world's largest reef
system.It is composed of
over 2,900 individual
reef.
The Great Barrier Reef
has over 900 islands
stretching for over 2,600
kilometres and can be
seen from outer space.
The Great Barrier Reef is
greater in size than the
United Kingdom, Holland
and Switzerland
combined.And is
approximately the same
area as Italy, Germany,
Malaysia or Japan.

12. Milford Sound
Milford Sound
runs 15 kilometers
inland from the
Tasman
Sea.Milford Sound
also features
fascinatong
wildlife and
marine life.

13. Sky Tower
The Sky Tower is
used in support of
special charity
events, with two
annual fundraising
stair climb
challenges. The
SkyTower also use
wall lights for
different events, for
example, they had
a LED Santa on the
2007 Christmas.

14. Jellyfish Lake in Palau
The Jellyfish in Jellyfish
Lake are one of the 5
sub-species of common
lagoon jellyfish that
have been identified in
5 different lakes on
Palau. Although people
think they do not sting,
they actually do, but
their sting does not
penetrate unless you
have sensitive skin,
then you should wear a
skin or long-
sleeves/pants. The lake
also contains a
few species of fish,
anemones, sponges
and snails.

15. Lake Wanaka
Wanaka lies in a u-
shaped valley formed
by glacial erosion
during the last ice
age, more than
10000 years
ago.Numerous
islands are to be
found at the
southern end of the
lake , with some now
serving ecological
sanctuaries. Wanaka
is located in the
Otago region of New
Zealand and covers
an area of 192 km2.

16. Lady Knox Geyser Waiotapu
Lady Knox Geyser is a
geyser in the Waiotapu
area of the Taupo
Volcanic Zone in New
Zealand.It is named
after Lady Constance
Knox, the second
daughter of Uchter
Knox, 15th Governor of
New Zealand. It erupts
daily at 10:15am by
dropping a surfactant
into the opening of the
vent.Eruption produce a
et of water reaching up
to 20m and can last for
over an hour, depending
on the weather,

17. Franz Josef Glacier
The magnificent
Franz osef
Glacier is widely
regarded as the
gem of New
Zealand’s West
Coast Glaciers.

18. Mamanuca Island -Fiji
The Mamanuca
islands of Fii are a
volcanic archipelago
lying to the west of
Nadi and to the south
of the Yasawa
Islands.The group, a
popular tourist
destination, consists
of about 20 islands,
but about seven of
these are covered by
the Pacific Ocean at
high tide.

19. Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple
It is a Hindu temple
in Nadi, Fii. It is
athe largest Hindu
Temple in the
Southern
Hemisphere.

20. Mount Wilhelm
Mount Wilhelm
is the highest
mountain in
Papua New
Guinea.

21. Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday
Islands is a group of
74 islands bordered
by the Great Barrier
Reef World Heritage
Area and the
sheltered waters of
the Coral Sea. With
palm-fringed
secluded white sand
beaches surrounded
by clear blue waters,
the Whitsunday
Islands are the
epitome of a tropical
paradise.

22. Sepic River
Sepic River,
formerly
Kaiserin
Augusta , one
of the largest
rivers on the
island of New
Guinea.

23. Owen Stanley Range
The range occupies the
southeastern “tail” of
the island, rising
abruptly from the
coastal plain to a height
of 9000 feet.Rainfall on
the forested slopes
gives rise to several
rivers, including the
Kemp Welch and
Mambare and the
Musa.The range is
named after British
Capt. Owen Stanley.

24. Tavurvur
Tavurvur is an
active
stratovolcano
that lies near
Rabaul,.It
erupted most
recently on
September
2014.

25. Rock Islands
It is also called
Chelbacheb are a
small collection of
limestone or coral
uprises, ancient relics
of coral reefs that
violently surfaced to
form Islands in
Palau’s Southern
Lagoon.

26. Wave Rock
Wave rock is a natural
rock formation that is
shaped like a tall
breaking ocean wave.
The wave is about 14m
high and round 110m
long.It forms the north
side of a solitary hill,
which is known as the
“Hyden Rock”.This hill
which is a granite
inselberg, lies about 3km
east of the small town
of Hyden.
It collects and funnels
rainwater to a storage
dam.

27. New Zealand’s Clearest Lake
The World’s
Clearest Lake
found in New
Zealand.