Sydney
Sydney is capital city of New South Wales. It is largest, oldest and most magnificently positioned city of Australia. Sydney is famous for its wonderful surroundings and an exceptional weather. Sydney being entrance to the bulk of travelers in Australia as it is an exhilarating city fulfilling all your desires. The setting on Sydney Harbour cannot be matched by any other metropolitan city. The Harbour Bridge and the Opera House the two famous man-made landmarks of Sydney contribute a lot to the natural beauty of Sydney.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria and the second most populous city. It is often referred as the cultural capital of Australia. It is situated on the Port Philip Bay, with the city centre positioned at the inlet of the Yarra River. At present it is the center for arts, commerce, education, entertainment, sport and tourism. It is also a centre for contemporary and traditional Australian music. It is often referred as the cultural capital of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The Great Barrier Reef is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO and it lies on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fishes and 4,000 types of mollusk.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital of South Australia and Australia’s fifth-largest city. It has an estimated population of more than 1.28million. It is a coastal city situated on the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent, on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu, between Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. The fringes reach roughly 20km from the coast to the foothills but covers 100km from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and a state. It is situated 240 kilometres south of the continent, from which it is separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania which is the 26th largest island in the world and the neighboring islands.
Cairns
Cairns is a regional city in North Queensland Australia. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, the then Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals, minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the Atherton Tableland region.
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of Western Australia and Australia’s fourth most populous city. Perth has an estimated population of 1,659,000. It is located in the south-west of the continent between the Indian Ocean and a low coastal escarpment known as the Darling Range. The central business district (CBD) and suburbs of Perth are situated on the Swan River.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital of Island of Tasmania in Australia. It's a city focused on the water.The centre is only a few minutes' walk from the waterfront, where fresh seafood comes straight off the boats in Sullivan’s Cove. South of Constitution Dock is Salamanca Place, a well-preserved streetscape of waterfront stone warehouses, which is the site of a famous Saturday market, a Hobart highlight.
Alice Springs
Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia.
It is usually 1,890 ft above sea level, and is nearly at a equal distance from Adelaide and Darwin.
There are six suburbs altogether in Alice Springs which are close to the Alice Springs town centre. It is mostly a residential area.
Darwin
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Teriitory, Australia, situated on the Timor Sea. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin is a place of sunshine, beaches and hectic nightlife.
Broome
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2200 km north of Perth. It is situated on the traditional lands of the Yawuru people. The city is heavily influenced by the Asian architecture of the many Chinese and Japanese nationals that flocked to Broome to seek their fortune in the early days of the pearling industry.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. It is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 280km south-west of Sydney, and 660km north-east of Melbourne.
It is conveniently huddled between the ski resorts of Brindabella National Park and the spotless beaches of Australia’s east coast.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and is located on the North East of Queensland. The city is centered along the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay.
Brisbane has hosted many large cultural and sporting events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo '88 and the final Goodwill Games in 2001.
Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is a city of Queensland. It is the sixth most populous city in the country. It is also known as the Tourist Capital of Australia. It is the major tourist destination of Australia due to its sunny subtropical atmosphere, surfing and relaxing beaches, canals and waterway systems, and its high-rise subjected skyline, nightlife and rainforest locality.
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