Australia and New Zealand
By Sean Tierney
Attractions
Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand
- Built in 1997
- 1076.1 feet tall
- Tallest man-made structure in New Zealand
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Austalia
- Designed by Jorn Utzon from Denmark
- Built in 1973
- 7 million people visit it a year
- Main hall can seat 2,700 people
Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea
- Largest coral system in the world
- Can be seen from space
- made up of 2900 reefs and 900 islands
- Around 1616 miles in length
History
- Australia was first discovered by the Dutch in 1606. In 1770, James Cook sailed along the east coast and claimed the land for Britain and named it New South Wales. In 1788 Britain's "First Fleet" sailed to Australia with its first prisoners/residents.
- Australia officially became an independent country in 1901 when the British colonies New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania formed the Commonwealth of Australia.
- New Zealand was discovered in 1642 by the Dutch and claimed for the United Kingdom in 1769 by James Cook.
Australian Food
- One specialty food in Australia/New Zealand are anzac biscuits which are a type of cookies that became popular in World War I when there wasn't many eggs to cook with anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) because that is who ate them.
- A food that is usually cooked by bushmen is called damper. It is an unleavened bread and when people cook it, they burn the outside over a fire then break it open and eat the middle.
Climate In Australia and New Zealand
- Most of Australia has an arid and semiarid climate. More tropical climates can be found in the north and temperate climate in the east. Summer (November-February) is warm, temperatures average 84ºF. In the winter (July-August) the average temp. is 77ºF. There is little rain in Australia. Most precipitation is in the east.
- In New Zealand, there is a temperate and moist climate. The average temperature is 52ºF. In the north, temperatures are usually higher.
Travel
Travel Times
- New York, NY- 21hr. 46min.
- Las Angeles, CA- 17hr.
- Chicago, IL - 20hr. 22min.
- London, UK- 19hr. 28min.
- Tokyo, Japan- 9hr. 10min.
- Mexico City, Mexico- 18hr. 43min.
- Delhi, India- 11hr. 9min.
Flight from Australia to New Zealand
- 5hr. 32min.
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