Sunday, March 17, 2013

Australia (Bondi Beach), Fraser Island

Australia is officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia where is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The capital for Australia is Canberra. According to the World Bank the population is about 22,620,600 while the official language that used by Australian to communicate is English. The government policy is divided into three part which are Parliamentary system, Constitutional system and federation. The area of Australia is 7,692,000km².

Bondi Beach is the beach which are most famous in Australia and it located in the suburb of Bondi in the Municipality of Waverley, seven kilometers from the center of Sydney. Bondi Beach is approximately one kilometers long, the width of Bondi Beach is averages 50 m at the north end, widening out to 100m at the south end. The average water temperature at Bondi Beach in summer is 21 degrees while in the months of September and October the water temperature is 16 degrees.

This is one of the activity where can be carry on at Bondi Beach.





At the southern of the beach is the Bondi Baths, which are over 100 years old and have been used by the Famous Bondi Iceberg for many years. At the Northern end of the beach there is the Children Wading Pool and Wally Weekes Pool so Bondi Beach is suitable especially for family member because the pool are nearby each others. Beside than taking a bath, swimmer can also swim in the swimming areas. While the swimming areas are designated by red and yellow flags which moved according to surf conditions. The northern center of beach usually is the safest for swimming.

Fraser Island

Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island. You can call it hidden natural treasure. It is host of an endangered species of wild dogs, Dingos, and several types of fish found only in Australia. With the beaches that looks like haven, it is very popular holiday destination for people all over the world.

Fraser Island's of World Heritage Listing ranks it with Australia's Uluru, Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is a precious part of Australia's natural and cultural heritage, it is protected for all to appreciate and enjoy.

Fraser island is a place of exceptional beauty, with its long uninterrupted white beaches flanked by strikingly colored sand cliffs, and over 100 fresh water lakes, some tea-colored and others clear and blue all ringed by white sandy beaches. Ancient rainforests grow in sand along the banks of fast-flowing, crystal-clear creeks.

Fraser Island is the only place in the world where tall rainforest are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 meters. The low "wallum" heaths on the island are of particular evolutionary and ecological significance, and provide magnificent wildflower displays in spring and summer.


The largest island on East Coast of Australia

Events can be carry on at Fraser Island
Fraser Island Map

Retrieved from:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondi_Beach,_New_South_Wales
3. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/things_to_do/beaches_and_the_coast/bondi_beach
4. http://www.destinationspoint.com/top-10-australian-tourist-attractions
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Island

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