[font:7bf6='Arial']•[/font][font:7bf6=Calibri]Since Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons are the opposite of those in
the United States. In Australia, winter lasts from June through August, and summer lasts from December through February [/font]
[font:7bf6='Arial']•[/font][font:7bf6=Calibri]Sydney, Australia's oldest
and largest city, has sunshine almost every day of the year. Sydney is the chief port of Australia. Its spacious harbor is spanned by a bridge that us more than half mile long. [/font]
[font:7bf6='Arial']•[/font][font:7bf6=Calibri]Australia has many interesting animals that are not found anywhere else in the world. Kangaroos,
for example, are found only in Australia. They can hop as fast as 40 miles per hour, and jump as high as 6 feet. [/font]
[font:7bf6='Arial']•[/font][font:7bf6=Calibri]The koala named after an
aboriginal word meaning ''no drink.'' That’s because koalas rarely drink water. Instead leaves and bark, the only types of foods they eat. [/font]
[font:7bf6='Arial']•[/font][font:7bf6=Calibri]The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's northern coast is the largest coral reef in the world. It is actually a
chain of over 2,500 tiny reefs and contains 300 kinds of colorful coral.
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