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27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

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Page 1: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

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Page 2: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

TheSydneyOperaHouseisperhapsAustralia'smostfamouslandmark.Thisuniquestructureisoneoftheworld'smostinstantlyrecognisableandiconicbuildings.In1956,aninternationalcompetitiontodesignanoperahouseforSydneywasheld.JørnUtzonhadhisextraordinarydesigndeclaredthewinneronJanuary29,1957.Ittook14yearstobuild.

Page 3: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

Uluru(formerlyknownasAyersRock)islocatedintheheartoftheNorthernTerritory.Itistheworld'slargestmonolith(alargeuprightblockofstone/rock).Itisfamousforitsnaturalandculturalvalue.ItiscertainlyoneofthebestknownAustralianlandmarks.UluruisasacredsiteforAboriginalpeople.Itisofgreatspiritualvalue.

Page 4: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

HeartReef–Theheart-shapedcoralreefislocatedonHardyReef.IthasbecomeafamousQueenslandlandmarkandanAustralianicon.HardyReefboastssomeofthebestunderwaterviewingontheGreatBarrierReef.Itisapopularsnorkelingandscuba-divingsite.

Page 5: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

PortArthur–ThePortArthurHistoricSitehousesAustralia'smostintactconvictsettlement(aplacewhereconvicts/prisonerswerekept),includingrestoredbuildingsandhomes,ruins,aharbour,acoalmine,afactoryandevenanIsleoftheDead(aplacewhereprisonerswereburied).

Page 6: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

McDonald’s–AplacetobuyfastfoodisfoundalloverAustralia.ThisparticularoutletcanbefoundinGreenacre,NSW.

Page 7: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

RoselandsLeisureandAquaticCentre–AplacelocatedinRoselands,NSW,wherepeoplecanusetheswimmingpoolsandassociatedfacilities.

Page 8: 27. Lesson 8 Powerpoint – Special Places...Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith (a large upright

KakaduNationalPark–AboriginalpeoplehaveoccupiedKakaduforatleast40,000years.KakaduNationalParkisrenownedfortherichnessofitsAboriginalculturalsites.Therearemorethan5,000recordedartsitesillustratingAboriginalcultureoverthousandsofyears.