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Pacific. The Pacific Ocean covers over a third of the world's surface.
Pacific. The deepest part of the Pacific is in the Mariana Trench. It is deeper than Mount Everest is high!
Atlantic. It was quite a challenge for the early European explorers and the first settlers to cross the Atlantic in sailing ships.
| The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean meet. True or false? | Oceans for Kids
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True . They meet at the southern tip of South America.
Arctic. The Arctic has thick ice in the winter. In the summer the ice breaks into numerous floes. Floes are small islands of ice.
Pacific. The Hawaiian islands, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and others lie north of the equator.
Atlantic. Although not the longest river in the world, it is second, the Amazon has the most water.
three. They are Europe, North America and Asia.
three. They are the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans. Only a small part of the Indian Ocean is north of the equator.
Down Under. Australia is sometimes called the land "Down Under". This is because if you look on a map, it is located in the bottom half of the Earth.
kangaroo. There are lots of kangaroos in Australia! Kangaroos carry their babies (which are called joeys) in a pouch.
A cake. Lamingtons are a type of cake that Australians love to eat! Lamingtons are made by dipping pieces of sponge cake in chocolate sauce and then rolling them in coconut. Yum!
Sydney. Sydney is Australia's biggest city. The Sydney Opera House was made to look like the white sails of a ship.
Summer. The seasons in Australia are the reverse of those in the northern part of the world. Summer is from December to February, Autumn from March to May, Winter from June to August and Spring from September to November.
eucalyptus leaves. Koalas like to eat eucalyptus leaves. They get all the water they need from eating leaves and never have to have a drink!
fish. The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef in the sea east of Australia. Lots of colourful fish live there!
Pacific Ocean. Japan is a mountainous set of islands off the coast of China. The islands are in the Pacific Ocean.
Asia. India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are also all part of Asia.
1945. This attack obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two Japanese cities. The bomb that hit Hiroshima ended the Second World War.
17%. Not much of Japan can be lived on because it is so mountainous.
Electronics. Japan is world famous for producing and exporting electronics and cars. It has hardly any natural recourses.
Canberra. Although Sydney is the biggest and most populated city in Australia, Canberra is the capital. It was created because of a continuing argument between Sydney and Melbourne, who both wanted the capital city to be theirs.
Melbourne. Melbourne hosted the Olympics in 1956, Sydney hosted them in 2000. Brisbane and Adelaide haven't yet.
1901. In 1901, Australia became a country. Before 1901 Australia was made up of individual colonies. However, Australia is still part of the British Commonwealth, and because of that we get to compete in the Commonwealth Games!
Koala. The koala, platypus and kangaroo are all native to Australia and are big attractions in zoos around the world! The koala spends its time either sleeping or eating, and gets its water from the leaves that it eats.
Coffs Harbour. The Big Banana is just that. A big banana! With places around it that sell lots of banana-related objects. Near-by, there are plenty of bananas in the many banana plantations in the north of Australia.
| In what year did the First Fleet land in Botany Bay to begin European settlement in Australia? | Australiana - For Kids
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1788. Captain James Cook sailed all the way from England (which was a long way in the 18th century; there were no planes to fly you!) and explored the Australian coastline in the 18th century. For some time after this, convicts were sent out to Australia because there was no room in the English jails.
Uluru. Uluru can be found in the Northern Territory. It is a sacred site for Aborigines and is a large tourist attraction.
Bass Strait. The Bass Strait can be ferocious at times. The Sydney to Hobart boat race goes through the strait every year.
| Off the southeast coast of Australia (east of Tasmania) is a country that has lots of sheep, a bird called a kiwi and a very similar flag to Australia's. What country is it? | Australiana - For Kids
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New Zealand. America is located northeast of Australia. New Zealand is Australia's closest neighbour on the east coast. England is in Europe and Antarctica is south of Australia.
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