Rosebud: Christmas Island International Airport - Christmas Island
Few places in the Indian Ocean have a history as closely tied to phosphate mining as Christmas Island. This Australian external territory rises from the seafloor south of Java, with much of its land protected as Christmas Island National Park. Tropical rainforest, limestone terraces and coastal cliffs support an exceptional concentration of native species, most famously the red crab, whose annual migration is a defining event on the island. Christmas Island International Airport lies near Flying Fish Cove, the island's main settlement and port. It is an essential transport link for a remote community whose development was shaped by mining, while Malay, Chinese and European heritage all form part of local life.
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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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