1 / 4

Australian Landmarks

Australian Landmarks. By K & V. Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is found at Sydney Harbour It is a built landmark It is 49 metres wide, 134 metres high, 503 metres long and weighs 39,000 tonnes It is an arch shaped steel bridge and is nickname ‘’The Coathanger’’ Began building in 1928

kitty
Download Presentation

Australian Landmarks

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Australian Landmarks By K & V

  2. Sydney Harbour Bridge • It is found at Sydney Harbour • It is a built landmark • It is 49 metres wide, 134 metres high, 503 metres long and weighs 39,000 tonnes • It is an arch shaped steel bridge and is nickname ‘’The Coathanger’’ • Began building in 1928 • It was opened on 19th March 1932 • It is used by trains, cars, pedestrians and bikes to cross one side of the other • It is important because it is a famous landmark.

  3. Great Barrier Reef • It runs parallel to North East Queensland. • It’s a natural environment • It’s 3000km long with an area of 348,000 km • It is also 2900 individual reefs make up the Great Barrier Reef • Over 900 island are part of the reef system • Only living thing that can be seen out of space • Breeding area for humpback whales, home to more than 400 different kind of coral, as well as coral sponges, molluscs, rays dolphins, over 1500 species of tropical fish, more than 200 types of bird, around 20 types of reptiles including sea t

  4. Opera House • Bennelong point, Sydney • It is built • It is 183 m (600 ft) long and 120 m (394 ft) wide at its widest point • A series of white “shells” Could be described as looing like sails • It is built by Jorn Utzon- opened in 1973 • Preforming venue -1500 performing per year with

More Related