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Тасмания (Tasmania) - Australian state, located on the same island in the 240 km south of mainland Australia, and separated from it by Bass Strait. administration also extends to the next island (King, Flinders and others) Macquarie Island and the remote. The area of ​​the state - 68 332 Km., population - 494 520 person.

Most of the residents – Anglo-Australians (more 80%). This is a nation formed mainly descendants of immigrants from Britain and Ireland. They are used to measure its history in 1788 year, When we stopped at the island of the first colonists. About 1% – Aborigines, indigenous people of Tasmania (Australoid Race). Considered, that they live on an island near the 40 Thd. Years. Also there is the Chinese, Indians and other ethnic.

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National Park Uluru-Kata Tjuta ( Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park) - Located in the north of Australia, in 1 431 kilometers south of the city Darwin and in 440 kilometers south-west Alice Springs.The park covers an area of 1 326 miles. Parts of the park are the famous rock Uluru, and is located west of Uluru in the 40 kilometers Kata Tjuta.

The park inhabited by Aborigines Ananga, many of whom are currently working conductors and tour guides tour groups.

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Purnululu National Park ( Purnululu National Park) located in Western Australia, it takes almost 240 thousands of hectares. In the language of the Aboriginal Kiya purnululu (purnululu) means sandstone.

Purnululu distinguished a geologically parks Western Australia.In 2003 year for the extraordinary beauty of these places have been made to the UNESCO World Heritage List. nature of this park is almost untouched by man - the closest town to the Purnululu is from 300 km. As the park is a mountain range Bungle Bungle-, who is the most valuable. It consists of quartz sandstone, which was deposited here in the Devonian period.

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