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Australia

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Eddie Mabo Torres Strait Islander activist who brought the case that voided the doctrine of terra nullius.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Western Australian city famous for its "Super Pit" gold mine and its 19th-century gold rush history.
Western Australia The largest Australian state by land area, whose capital city is Perth.
Snowy Mountains The highest mountain range in mainland Australia, home to Thredbo and the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Uluru The massive red sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory, also known as Ayers Rock.
Tasmania The island state of Australia separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait.
Murray-Darling The longest river system in Australia, flowing through New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.
Nullarbor Plain The vast, treeless limestone plain that contains the world's longest straight stretch of railway.
Cape York Peninsula The large peninsula in northern Queensland that is home to the Indigenous Torres Strait Islander people.
Swan River The river on which the city of Perth was founded, originally naming the Swan River Colony.
Great Barrier Reef The world's largest coral reef system, located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland.
Tasmanian Devil The carnivorous marsupial endemic to the island of Tasmania, currently endangered by a facial tumor disease.
Alice Springs The major town in the Northern Territory that serves as the gateway to the Red Centre and Uluru.
Great Dividing Range The extensive mountain system and rock formation that separates Australia's east coast from the interior.
Dingo The wild canine of Australia that is kept out of southern sheep-farming areas by a massive fence.
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