Rosebud: Christmas Island International Airport - Christmas Island
The Indian Ocean defines the setting of Christmas Island — an isolated limestone plateau edged by coastal cliffs and largely covered in rainforest. Christmas Island International Airport stands on this remote Australian territory, far from the mainland. Much of the island is protected as Christmas Island National Park, where forests, shorelines and caves support numerous endemic species. Christmas Island is internationally known for the migration of red crabs from forest to coast to breed. Phosphate deposits discovered in 1888 brought mining to the island and shaped its modern settlement and economy.
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Among Australia’s regions, Victoria stands out for the remarkable variety packed between the Murray River and Bass Strait. The state combines fertile northern plains, the Central Victorian Goldfields, the forested Great Dividing Range and a long southern coast. Bendigo and Ballarat grew rapidly during the gold rushes of the 1850s, while Melbourne developed into Victoria’s cultural and economic centre. Along the southwest, the Great Ocean Road follows a dramatic stretch of coastline, contrasting with the farmland and river country inland. See how Victoria belongs within southeastern Australia by browsing webcams across the region.
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Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.
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