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🌋 Bora Bora

Earth Sciences & Nature France

Bora Bora is a volcanic island in French Polynesia situated in the South Pacific Ocean approximately 260 kilometres northwest of Tahiti. The island is…

🗣️ The real story behind Australian slang

Languages Australia

Australian slang is a linguistic system in Australia that emerged from the convergence of working-class British English, Aboriginal language influence…

💧 Lake Manapouri

Beaches & Water New Zealand

Lake Manapouri is a glacial lake in Fiordland, southwestern New Zealand, that is surrounded by steep forested mountains and accessible primarily by bo…

⛏️ Australian Convict Sites: Coal Mines Historic Site ("Coal Mines")

Lifestyles & Culture Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Australian Convict Sites: Port Arthur Historic Site

Lifestyles & Culture Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🐧 Penguin Place

Science & Technology New Zealand

Penguin Place is a private conservation reserve in Otago Peninsula, New Zealand, that protects the Yellow-eyed Penguin (Hoiho), a species found nowher…

🏔️ Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana

Parks, Hills & Mountains New Zealand

The Southern Alps are a mountain range that extends along the spine of New Zealand's South Island, stretching from northwest to southeast across appro…

🍖 New Zealand's overlooked indigenous cuisine

Food, Hospitality & Markets New Zealand

New Zealand's indigenous Māori food culture is a culinary tradition centred on ancestral ingredients, land-based cooking methods, and communal food pr…

🌊 Great Ocean Road

Transportation & Infrastructure Australia

The Great Ocean Road is a sealed coastal highway in Victoria, Australia, that stretches over 240 kilometres along the southeastern coastline and showc…

🏔️ Mount Chinghee National Park

Parks Squares Hills & Mountains Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌿 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia: Rabbitt Board Paddock Reserves

Parks Squares Hills & Mountains Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌿 Washpool National Park

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Australia

Washpool National Park is a component of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, situated in the Northern Tablelands of Ne…

🌿 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Australia

Cronan Creek State Forest, identified as 368-033, is an integral component of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, nestled in …

🌿 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Australia

Barrington Tops National Park, situated in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia, is a remarkable natural sanctuary recognized as p…

🏛️ Cockatoo Island Convict Site

Lifestyles & Culture Australia

Cockatoo Island, located in Sydney Harbour, is one of eleven sites comprising the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Australian Convict Sites. The island se…

⛰️ Kata Tjuta

Parks Squares Hills & Mountains Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏜️ Balladonia

Roads Bridges Trails & Transportation Australia

Balladonia is a service settlement in Western Australia that serves travelers crossing the Nullarbor Plain along the Eyre Highway. The settlement func…

🛣️ Eyre Highway

Roads Bridges Trails & Transportation Australia

The Eyre Highway is a sealed transcontinental route in southern Australia that connects Western Australia to South Australia across the Nullarbor Plai…

🦴 Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte): Riversleigh

Archaeology & Antiquity Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌿 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia: Nightcap National Park

Parks Squares Hills & Mountains Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌾 Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Archaeology & Antiquity Papua New Guinea

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🪨 China Wall in Hall's Creek

Adventures & Experiences Australia

China Wall near Hall's Creek is a natural quartz ridge in Western Australia's Kimberley region that rises several metres above the surrounding red ear…

🌋 Mayor Island/Tuhua

Earth Sciences & Nature New Zealand

Mayor Island, known in Te Reo Māori as Tuhua, is a volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty off the coast of New Zealand's North Island that has not erupt…

🌴 Wet Tropics of Queensland

Earth Sciences & Nature Australia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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