some landmarks and monuments located in the continents of Australia and Oceania

1. LANDMARKS AND MONUMENTS
IN AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
Dr. Basil Bemgba Achie MBBS Ibadan

2. SydneyOperaHouse,Australia
 The Sydney Opera House is
located in Sydney, New
South Wales Australia.
 One of the most recognized
performing art centers in
the world, it was built
between 1959 and 1973
and opened officially on 20
October 1973.
 It is a masterpiece of
contemporary architecture
and a UNESCO World
Heritage site.

3. SydneyHarbourBridge,Sydney,
Australia
 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel
arch bridge in Sydney.
 Spanning Sydney Harbour from
the Central Business District to
the North Shore, it is the primary
transportation link between Sydney and
its suburbs on the northern side of the
Harbour.
 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the tallest
steel arch bridge in the world standing
134 metres above the waters of Sydney
Harbour.
 The bridge carries rail, vehicular,
bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
 One of Australia’s most famous
landmarks, it was opened on March 19,
1932.

4. ShrineofRemembrance, Melbourne,
Victoria,Australia
 The Shrine of Remembrance is
the war memorial of Victoria
and one of Melbourne’s most
iconic landmarks.
 It was opened in 1934 to
commemorate First World War
veterans, and now honours all
Australians who have served
their country.
 It is the site of the annual
ANZAC Day and Remembrance
Day on 11th November every
year.

5. Melbourne CricketGround,Melbourne,
Australia
 Melbourne Cricket Ground is
the largest stadium in
the Southern Hemisphere and
hence in Australia.
 With a current capacity of just
over 100,000, it is the largest
cricket ground in the world.
 Built in 1853, the first cricket
match in the stadium took place
on 30th September 1854.
 The ground is owned by
the Government of Victoria and
operated by Melbourne Cricket
Club.

6. GreatBarrierReef,Queensland, Australia
 The Great Barrier Reef is
the largest coral reef system
on earth.
 The Reef runs 2,600
kilometres along the coastline
of Queensland, on the eastern
coast of Australia.
 One of the seven natural
wonders of the world, it is
visible from space.
 It has been selected as
UNESCO World Heritage Site
since 1981.

7. Museum ofNewZealand(TePapa,
Tongarewa),New Zealand
 “Te Papa, Tongarewa”
broadly translates as “the
place of treasures of this
land”, and is the Maori
name for the Museum of
New Zealand.
 It is located in Wellington,
the capital of New Zealand.
 It currently has collections
covering five interactive
areas: Art, History, Pacific,
Maori and Environment.

8. AbelTasmanMonument,SouthIsland,
WestCoast,NewZealand
 The Abel Tasman
Monument was erected in
1942 to commemorate the
300th anniversary of Abel
Tasman’s visit.
 Abel Tasman was a Dutch
navigator who in 1642
made the first recorded
European sighting of New
Zealand.
 The monument is located
in South island, West
Coast, New Zealand.

9. LakeHillier, Middle Island,Australia
 Pink lake located on
Middle Island, Esperance
in Western Australia.
 The colour of the water
is permanent and does
not change when taken
in a cup.
 The pink colour is
considered to be due to
the presence of the
organism Dunaliella
salina.

10. WaveRock,WesternAustralia
 Wave Rock in Western
Australia is a multicoloured
granite rock formation
shaped like a tall
breaking ocean wave.
 It is located about 350 km
east of Perth near the town
of Hyden on the edges of
the Wheatbelt Region.
 The ‘wave’ is about 15m
high and around 110m long.

11. MountYasur,Vanuatu
 Mount Yasur is an active
volcano on Tanna Island,
Vanuatu, with a height of 361
metres above sea level.
 Captain James Cook was the
first European to journey to
the island in 1774, apparently
attracted by the glow of the
volcano.
 It has been called ‘‘the
lighthouse of the Pacific’ due
to its continuous volcanic
activity.

12. SwanBells Tower,Perth,Australia
 The Swan Bells Tower is an 82,5
metre high copper and glass
campanile at Barrack Square,
Perth, on the Swan river
foreshore.
 The tower houses a set of 18
famous bells named Swan
Bells.
 It was constructed in 2000 to
mark the start of the new
millennium,
 Volunteer Bell ringers come in
around midday every day to
give the public live
demonstrations.

13. CapeReinga,Northland,NewZealand
 Cape Reinga is the
northernmost point of New
Zealand’s North Island.
 Here the Tasman Sea meets
with the Pacific Ocean in a
spectacular swirl of currents.
 The Cape Reinga lighthouse,
one of the most visited of New
Zealand’s lighthouses, was built
in 1941 and stands 165 metres
above sea level.

14. SydneyTowerEye,Sydney,Australia
 The Sydney Tower Eye is the
highest building in Sydney,
at 1,014 feet.
 The main attractions of the
tower are local shops,
revolving restaurant that
accommodates 220 visitors,
cinema, indoor observation
deck and open platform
with a glass floor.
 The tower was designed by
Donald Crone and opened in
1981.

15. TongariroNationalPark,NewZealand
 Tongariro National Park is
located in the central North
Island of New Zealand.
 It is the oldest national park
in New Zealand.
 It has three active volcanoes
located at the southern end;
Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and
Ruapehu.
 Ruapehu last erupted in
August 2012.

16. TheThreeSisters,BlueMountains,New
SouthWales, Australia
 The Three Sisters is an
unusual rock formation
located in the Blue
Mountains in New South
Wales, Australia.
 The magnificent rocks are
popular for their sheer
magnitude, spectacular
colors and symbolism in
Aboriginal culture.

17. 12Apostles,Victorian Coastline,Australia
 These are towering limestone
stacks of rock formation
located off the shore of the
Port Campbell National Park
in Victoria, Australia.
 Though called 12 apostles,
there are only eight of them,
and there were never more
than nine.

18. GordonDam,Australia
 The Gordon Dam is a
major gated double
curvature concrete arch
dam with a controlled
spillway across the Gordon
River.
 It is located in South West
Tasmania in Australia.
 It was built in 1974 to
generate hydroelectric
power.

19. GrandPacific Drive, Australia
 The Grand Pacific Drive is
a spectacular 140
kilometre scenic coastal
drive from Sydney to
Wollongong and beyond.
 The drive starts at Sydney
airport, on the edge of
Royal National Park and
ends in the Shoalhaven
region.

20. Great OceanRoad,Australia
 The Great Ocean Road in
Australia was built between
1919 and 1932 by soldiers who
returned from World War I.
 Dedicated to soldiers killed
during the war, it is the world's
largest war memorial.
 The road, 240 kilometres long,
stretches along the south-
eastern coast of Australia,
between Torquay and
Allansford in Victoria,

21. Queen VictoriaBuilding,NSW,Australia
 The Queen Victoria Building is
a Romanesque Revival
style building in New South
Wales, Australia.
 It is located at George
Street in the Sydney Central
Business District.
 A five level shopping centre,
the building occupies an
entire block of George
Street.
 The dominant feature is the
centre dome, which during
Christmas shopping season, is
occupied by a giant Christmas
tree.

22. ThePinnacles Desert, Australia
 The Pinnacle Desert is
located in the Nambung
National Park in Western
Australia, near the coastal
town of Cervantes.
 The desert contains
thousands of weathered
limestone pillars thought
to have formed about
500,000 years ago.
 They create a unique
lunar-like landscape not
seen anywhere else on
earth.

23. Uluru(AyersRock),Australia
 Uluru or Ayer’s Rock is a
large sandstone monolith
rock formation in the centre
of Australia.
 The rock stands 348 metres
high, rising 863 metres
above sea level with most of
its bulk lying underground.
 It is the world’s largest
monolith and has been
revered by some Australian
Aboriginal peoples of the
region, who call it Uluru.

24. WilpenaPound,Australia
 Wilpena Pound is an
almost perfectly formed
geological amphitheatre
in the Flinders Ranges.
 One of Australia’s most
famous natural
landmarks, it is a major
tourist attraction of the
Flinders Ranges.

25. KepirohiFalls,Pohnpei, FederatedStates
OfMicronesia
 Kepirohi Waterfall
in Pohnpei is located
Close To Nan Madol.
 The waterfall lies on
the lower Mand
Stream (Pilen Mand)
and is Pohnpei’s most
famous waterfall.

26. Great WhiteWall, Fiji
 The Great White Wall
is a huge underwater
wall, about 150 feet
high and 200 feet
long, that’s covered
with soft white coral
that almost glows.

27. Navala, Fiji
 Navala is a village in
the Ba Highlands of
northern-
central, Fiji.
 It is noted for its
thatched buildings,
amounting to over
200.

28. Vatuni’epa (PedestalRocks),Fiji
 Vatuni’epa (Pedestal
Rocks) are unique rock
and cliff formations
made by sea waves
resulting in mushroom-
like formations.
 They are located in the
village of Lavena,
Taveuni Island,
Republic of Fiji.

29. KangarooIsland,SouthAustralia,
Australia
 Kangaroo Island, also
known as Karta
Pintingga, is Australia's
third-largest island, after
Tasmania and Melville
Island.
 It lies in the state of
South Australia, 112 km
southwest of Adelaide.