Earth Views: Australia-Victoria-Great-Ocean-Road-the-Twelve-Apostles-sun-glaring-off-beach-su...

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(Earth Views): Australia Victoria Great Ocean Road the Twelve Apostles sun glaring off beach surf stone pillars some distance from the cliffs 2 MB.jpg
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australia = .au, Oz, Down Under, Australie, Australien, Austrália, 澳洲 = The Australian continent, 7.7m km², ~18m people. See the country's official site, and also Australian Cartographic Resources on the Internet. Adjective sometimes "Aussie", "Ozzie", "Strine", "digger" or "antipodean".
australia victoria = VIC, Garden State = State capital is Melbourne, on the Yarra River. See the official Victoria tourism site: Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state, covering 227,600 square kilometres - roughly the size of the British Isles. See the official Victoria state government Web site. The locals ("Victorians") are sometimes known as "Mexicans" because they are south of the border.
australia victoria great ocean road = More than 400km long, this spectacular scenic coastal drive, including the Surf Coast, the Otway Ranges, the Shipwreck Coast and the Discovery Coast, even has its own home page!
australia victoria great ocean road the twelve apostles = Whoops, not quite 12, and even less so from 20050704: One of the limestone stacks that made up Australia's famous Twelve Apostles rock formation has collapsed into the sea. There were only ever nine of the limestone towers in the first place, but now the number is down to eight.

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