Blogs from Australia

	Date 01/06/08 01/03/08 12/23/07 12/12/07	Title Help us make contact in Japan! Opening Day for Australia Deaf Games WWOOFing experience Freedom, Vitality and Limitless Potential

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Australia Fun Facts

• There are approximately 90,000 to 196,008 Deaf people in Australia.
• The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world, extending over 2,012.5 kms.
• Australia has more than 1500 species of spiders.
• The biggest pure-gold nugget was found in Australia in 1869 and weighed 156 pounds.
• In the 19th Century, an Australian meteorologist first gave tropical storms women's names.
• Australia is the world's driest continent, currently facing it’s worst drought in 1,000 years.
• The boomerang may be the world's only returning throwing stick and was used for hunting.
• The Flying Doctor service provides emergency health care to Australians in the outback.
• Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world.