Australia 2008
Route
On September the 6th we start our journey in Sydney. After seven days in Sydney
we fly to Darwin. In Darwin we pick up our campervan and drive in 30 days to Perth.
With googlemap you can view our trip in detail.
View the large map to see some photos or read wikipedia information about our trip.
Weather forecast
| Sydney, Australia | | Extended Forecast | | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |  |  |  | | |
High:
14 |
High:
18 |
High:
17 |
High:
16 | |
Low:
11 |
Low:
11 |
Low:
6 |
Low:
6 | | Mostly Sunny | AM Showers | Partly Cloudy | Mostly Sunny |
|
 | 10°C
|
| |
| Darwin, Australia | | Extended Forecast | | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |  | | | | |
High:
33 |
High:
32 |
High:
32 |
High:
32 | |
Low:
23 |
Low:
22 |
Low:
21 |
Low:
20 | | Isolated T-Storms / Wind | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy |
|
 | 25°C
|
| |
| Perth, Australia | | Extended Forecast | | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |  | | | | |
High:
23 |
High:
23 |
High:
23 |
High:
22 | |
Low:
4 |
Low:
5 |
Low:
3 |
Low:
3 | | Sunny | Sunny | Sunny | Sunny |
|
| 7°C
|
| |
Cool Facts about Australia
- Australia is the world's largest inhabited island, the world's sixth-largest
country, the driest and after Antarctica the least populated continent.
- It has a land mass of 7,682,300 sq kms about half as large again as Europe.
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Over half of its land mass receives less than 5Voting is compulsory with women gaining a vote in 1902. Voter turnout is approx
95%.
- East to west the continent stretches approx 4000kms. North to South 3200kms
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The coastline including the island state of Tasmania measures approx 36,700kms.
The highest point is Mt Kosciuszko at 2228 metres.
- Lake Eyre located in the southern outback is the
lowest point, being 17 metres below sea level. It is usually dry and covers an
area of 9,700 kms.
- The world's longest straight stretch of railway line exists in Australia, being
approx 480 kms in length. Nearby is a dead straight stretch of road 145 kms long
- The longest coral reef in the world runs the length of the Queensland coastline
and is 2000kms long - The Great Barrier Reef. It is the largest living structure
on earth and is readily seen from space.
- The wettest town in Australia in north Queensland records 3.55 metres (11ft 10
inches) of rain annually.
- The state of Western Australia is three and a half times larger than the US
state of Texas.
- The largest cattle stations are of the order of 30,000 sq kms arguably as big as
some nations
- Tasmania was once part of the Australian main land mass before the melting of
the ice caps 12,000 yrs ago raised the level of the oceans, drowning the
land-bridge.
