Brief introduction of USA, France, Brazil and Australia

location

The United States is located in North America, latitude and longitude: 38 N, 97 W, which meets the North Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Mexico. At present, there are 50 states in a * * *, a colony of Puerto Rico and other overseas territories such as Guam. The total territory area is the third in the world (less than Russia and Canada); The actual land area is the fourth largest (smaller than China). It has the third largest population in the world (less than China and Indian) and the largest economic strength.

zone

The United States is located in the south of North America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, Canada in the north and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. The whole territory can be divided into five geographical regions from east to west: the southeast coastal plain is divided into two parts: the Atlantic coastal plain and the Mexican coastal plain. This area is below 200 meters above sea level, and most of it is formed by alluvial rivers, especially the Mississippi River Delta, which is the largest delta in the world with fertile black soil. There are some swamps near the estuary. Located in this geographical area, Florida Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the United States.

climate

The United States has almost all the climate types in the world (the land spans cold, warm and hot areas, and the mainland is in temperate zone). There are few serious droughts and floods in major agricultural areas, and the temperature is mild, so enough rainfall can be obtained.

Capital and major cities

The whole country is divided into 10 regions, 50 states and 1 0 special zones (Washington, D.C.), and there are 3042 counties or counties (counties, and counties in Louisiana are parishes). The population of Washington, the capital, exceeds 630,000. The city was built in 1 7 9 1 year and was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. This is national.

Political center. There are only printing and a few food industries in this city. New york: The largest city in the United States with a population of 7.35 million. It is the largest city and one of the largest seaports in the world. National transportation hub and industrial financial center. The foreign trade volume accounts for about 1.7% of the whole country. There are more than 6 0 satellite cities around this city. Harlem is a black community, and the United Nations Headquarters is downtown. The center of finance and business is Wall Street. Chicago: The second largest city in the United States with a population of 3 million. Chicago is the national railway hub, where 3 2 trunk lines meet. The vast hinterland is developed in agriculture and animal husbandry and rich in coal and oil resources. It is the national grain and livestock market and the commercial, financial and industrial center of the central and western regions. Meat processing and ferrous metallurgy rank first in the country. On May 1 8 8 6, hundreds of thousands of American workers in Chicago and other places held a huge and heroic struggle against bourgeois exploitation and oppression and for their rights. May Day International Labor Day originated here. Los Angeles: the largest city on the Pacific coast of the United States. The population is 3.4 million, of which Mexicans account for about 1 10,000. It is also one of the cities where blacks are concentrated. It is an industrial and commercial city and an important seaport in western China. There are also industries such as aircraft manufacturing. Hollywood in the suburbs is America.

Film industry center. Philadelphia (Philadelphia): population 1.69 million. The United States was a temporary capital when it declared independence. This is an important railway hub. Detroit: Population: 65,438+200,000. The largest automobile manufacturing center in the United States. Steel, aircraft and instrument manufacturing industries are developed. San Francisco: the second largest city on the Pacific coast. Population is 750,000. Western financial center, an important port for trade between the United States and the Far East. The industry is developed and earthquakes often occur. Houston: With a population of 65,438+0,730,000, it is an important seaport in the southern United States. It is the center of petroleum processing and petrochemical industry, and the steel and food processing industries are also developed. Boston: Population: 560,000. Big cities and seaports on the northeast coast. Textile industry center, machinery manufacturing, hardware, food processing industry is also very developed. There is a famous Harvard University in Cambridge, west of Bo Shi. Miami: Population: 350,000. The southernmost big city, port and tourist center in the United States.

travel

In terms of scale, facilities and income, American tourism still ranks first in the world. 1989, the United States received foreign tourists100000 person-times, and the income was about1460 million US dollars. Domestic tourism reached 1 1 100 million person-times, with a revenue of $250 billion, and the total tourism revenue accounted for about 6% of the gross national product of that year.

Colorado Grand Canyon

Located in the northwest of Arizona, formed by the majestic Colorado, it can be washed away for 654.38+0.5 million years. 19 19 was approved as a national park. The Grand Canyon is 349 kilometers from the granite canyon to the Daxi Cliff, with a width of 6.4 ~ 29 kilometers, and the deepest part is 16 15 meters. On both sides of the canyon are red giant rock faults, and the rock stratum is uneven and presents a strange shape. Especially under the sunshine, it is colorful, adding an endless psychedelic interest to this magnificent natural landscape.

Yellowstone National Park

Located at the junction of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the Rocky Mountains cover an area of 8,000 square kilometers. In this huge park, tourists can take a bus tour, and all kinds of wild animals can be seen everywhere along the way. The main attraction of the park is the underground boiling water fountain area, and tall white water columns spewing out of the ground can be seen everywhere along the way. In some pools, boiling water rolls and steam diffuses. There are about 3,000 underground boiling water fountains in this park, the most famous of which is "Old Reliable", because the fountains will spray water columns every 665,438+0 ~ 67 minutes, each time for 2 ~ 5 minutes, with a range as high as 50 meters, and the scenery is very spectacular.

hawaiian islands

Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it is composed of more than 20 major islands, like a 2500-kilometer-long pearl chain. The climate here is pleasant, with evergreen seasons and an average annual temperature of 24℃. These islands are surrounded by soft beaches and green waters. Coupled with colorful corals and shells and rare tropical fish, it is more popular with tourists. The Hawaiian Islands are also famous for Pearl Harbor. The United States salvaged and repaired the largest warship "Arizona" sunk in the Japanese attack, and moored it on the sea that year as a memorial hall for tourists to visit the Pearl Harbor incident.

Niagara Falls

Located on the border between the United States and Canada, it is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world, and all visitors to the United States are eager to go. The Great Waterfall is divided into two parts, one is in the United States, and the other is on the US-Canada border. These two waterfalls are about 304 meters wide, and they are washed down from the cliff walls of 55-58 meters. The white fog aroused by the spray goes straight into the sky, and the roar can still be heard from 10 kilometers away.

Sculptures of the heads of four presidents

Located on Mount Rushmore in the west of Badenland, South Dakota, huge heads of four famous American presidents are carved. They are Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln. This masterpiece was created by American artist Shazian Bog in 1927, and was later completed by his son in 194 1 year. The stone statue is integrated with the mountain peak, with a length of18m and a width of 60m. Its artistic modeling vividly embodies the characters and characteristics of these four great men, which is awe-inspiring.

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France:

France (La France) France's fifth * * * Republic, called the French Republic * * *, is located in the western part of the European continent, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and is hexagonal. Paris, the capital, is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of France. The Louvre Museum and Notre Dame de Paris are world famous. Champs Elysé es is known as the most beautiful street in the world, with convenient underground and underground transportation, with a daily passenger flow of 6.5438+0.3 million. The Eiffel Tower, the landmark of Paris, stands tall like a giant of steel on the tranquil Seine River. In Marseille, the largest port and the second largest city, you can visit the holiday residence described by Dumas in the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"-Fort Cheif. Bordeaux, a city in the southwest, has a long history of winemaking, and its wines are world-famous. The special "Bordeaux Red Wine" is listed as the "Queen" of world wines, and a bottle of century-old wine can be sold for more than 30,000 dollars in the international market. Cannes, located on the Mediterranean coast, is a small town with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. The Cannes Film Festival held here every year is very lively, and its Palme d 'Or award is recognized as one of the highest honors in the film industry. French fashion enjoys a high reputation in the world, with rich and excellent materials, bold design and exquisite craftsmanship, which has always led the world fashion trend. There are 2000 fashion shops in Paris, and their boss's slogan is: "Fashion doesn't sell the second one". In the street, it is almost impossible to see two women wearing the same clothes. The French are frank, romantic and like nature. More than half of French families keep all kinds of small animals, totaling more than 30 million. France is a country famous for its manners, especially politeness, which is a tradition that the French have always been proud of.

Location: It is located in the west of Europe, bordering Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Andorra and Monaco, facing Britain across the Lamanche Strait in the northwest, and bordering the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea is the largest island in France.

Terrain: high in the southeast and low in the northwest, facing the Atlantic Ocean. The eastern part is the Alps and the Jura Mountains; The south-central part is the central plateau; There are Pyrenees mountains on the southwest border; The southwest area between the Central Plateau and the Pyrenees is the aquitaine Basin. The northern part is the Paris basin; To the northwest is Mount Amauri. The plain accounts for two thirds of the total area.

Climate: the climate in the west is maritime temperate broad-leaved forest, the climate in the south is subtropical Mediterranean, and the climate in the middle and east is continental. The average precipitation increased from 600 mm in northwest to southeast to more than 1 1,000 mm, and reached more than 1 1,500 mm in mountainous areas. Monthly average temperature: 4-7℃ in the west and south, 1 month1-3℃ in the east and north; In July, it was 16- 18℃ in the north and west, and 2 1-24℃ in the south and east.

By region, province and town. The province consists of prefectures and counties, but it is not an administrative region. The county is the judicial and electoral unit. The French mainland is divided into 22 regions, 96 provinces, 4 overseas provinces, 4 overseas territories and 2 local administrative regions with special status. There are 36,565 towns in China, including 34,000 with less than 3,500 people, 23/kloc-0 with more than 30,000 people and 37 with more than 654.38+10,000 people.

These 22 regions are: Alsace, aquitaine, Auvigne, Burgundy, Brittany, Central China, Champagne-Ardennes, Corsica, Franche-Gonde, Paris Region, languedoc-Ruqiong, Limzan, Lorraine, Southern Pyrenees, Northern Calais Strait, basse-normandie, Upper Normandy, Loire River, picardie and Paris.

The four overseas provinces are: Guadelo, Martinique, French Guiana and Reunion.

These four overseas territories are: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, wallis islands and Futuna Islands, French Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic Territory (the chief executive of this territory is located in reunion island, a French overseas province). )

The two local administrative regions are Mayotte Island, Saint Pierre Island and Miquelon Island.

Places of interest: The Arc de Triomphe in Paris (L'''''''''''''''''''' The Arc de Triomphe is located in the center of the Plaza of Stars (now known as General Charles de Gaulle Square) in the center of Paris. This is a monument to Napoleon in France 1806. The project was designed by architect Shagelan, and the foundation stone was laid in August 1806, which lasted for 30 years and was completed in July 1836. The Arc de Triomphe is 49.54m high, 44.82m wide and 22.2 1 m thick. It has doors on all sides, the central arch is 14.6 meters wide, and the gatehouse is supported by two high piers with an elevator in the middle. There are three corridors above the arch dome, and the highest one is the showroom, which displays various historical relics about the Arc de Triomphe and pictures of Napoleon's life. There are various French medals and medals on the second floor; The lowest floor is the security room and financial room of the Arc de Triomphe. Atlas: The Gorgeous Music of France

The Eiffel Tower is located on the south bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris. It is the first steel tower in the world and is regarded as the symbol of Paris. Named after the design and construction of the famous French architect Staffer Eiffel. Built in1887 ——1889. This tower is more than 300 meters high and weighs 9000 tons. It is divided into three layers. The first floor platform is 57 meters from the ground, with shops and restaurants; The platform on the second floor 1 15 meters high, with a coffee shop. The platform on the third floor is 276 meters high for tourists to overlook, and the bottom area is 654.38+0.0000 square meters. On the third floor, the building structure suddenly contracted and pointed to the sky. From one side, it looks like the letter "Y" is written backwards. The tower consists of more than 6.5438+0.8 million components and more than 2.5 million rivets. There is an elevator or walking to the top of the tower. At night, the top of the tower emits rotating color searchlights to prevent planes from colliding. A rectangular white marble pillar stands beside the tower, with a gold-plated Eiffel Tower staff at the top.

The Louvre is one of the largest palace buildings in France, located on the right bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris and on the south side of the Paris Opera Square. Originally a medieval castle, it was rebuilt and expanded many times in16th century, and18th century was the existing scale. It covers an area of about 45 hectares. As early as 1546, French King Francois I decided to build a new palace on the basis of the original castle. After the continuous expansion of nine monarchs, it lasted for more than 300 years, forming a magnificent U-shaped palace complex. On August 1793 and 10, on the anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchy, the French "National Association" decided to turn the former imperial palace into the National Museum of Fine Arts; In the same year 10, the Louvre Museum was officially opened to the public. The whole project was completed on 1857. On the west side of the main hall of the Louvre, there are two side halls, and the open space in the middle forms caruso Yi Square. There is a long colonnade on the east side of the palace, and the building is magnificent. Its 900-foot-long gallery houses a large number of works by artists from the17th century and the European Renaissance. The collection reached 400,000 pieces. The Louvre art museum is divided into six parts: the Greek and Roman art museums; Oriental Art Museum; Egyptian Museum of Art; European medieval, Renaissance and modern statue halls; Gallery of past dynasties. The exhibition is divided into different schools, different schools and different times. The sculpture is on display on the first floor. The second floor is oil painting, and the third floor is sketch and pastel. In the early 1980s, the French government implemented the "Grand Louvre Plan" to expand and repair the Louvre.

Notre Dame de Paris is the most famous medieval Gothic cathedral, which is famous for its scale, age and value in archaeology and architecture. Maurice Dexuli, Bishop of Paris, once envisaged merging two early rectangular cathedrals into one cathedral. 1 163 was laid by Pope Alexander III, and 1 189 held the dedication ceremony of the high altar. Choir, west facade, nave 1240 completed, porch and porch completed. The internal plane is 130× 48m, the roof is 35m high and the tower is 68m high. The spire was never built. After the destruction of dynasties, the church had to be rebuilt in the19th century, and only three huge round windows still retained the stained glass of13rd century. The flying buttresses in the back hall are particularly vigorous and beautiful.

The Bastille Square is located in the east of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine. It was once a military fortress built by 1369- 1382. The French original meaning of the word "Bastille" is "castle". This ancient castle has eight towering and strong fortresses, which were originally built to resist the British invasion. 1380- 1422, the castle was changed into a royal prison. The whole castle covers an area of 2670 square meters, surrounded by tall and thick stone walls and eight towers more than 30 meters high, surrounded by a deep ditch with a width of 24 meters, and a suspension bridge is set up to enter and exit. As early as16th century, political prisoners were imprisoned here, and Voltaire, a French enlightenment thinker, was imprisoned here twice. In the eyes of the French people, the Bastille has become a symbol of French feudal autocracy. 1On July 3rd, 789, the people of Paris rose up.1On June 4th, the Bastille was captured, which started the French Revolution. 179 1 year, the people of Paris demolished the Bastille, built the Bastille Square on the old site, and laid the removed stones on the Concorde Bridge on the Seine River for passers-by to trample on. 1830, the French people set up a martyr monument in the center of the square to commemorate the July Revolution. This monument to the martyrs is 52 meters high. Its body is a cylinder made of bronze, and it is called "July Column". At the top of the column is a statue of freedom with golden wings and a torch in the right hand. The broken chain in its left hand symbolizes freedom. There is a sign in front of the prison ruins, which says, "Let's dance here!" " "1June, 880, France designated July 14, when the people of Paris captured the Bastille, as the French National Day.

Located in the Latin quarter on the left bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, le Pantheon was built in 179 1, which is a temple to permanently commemorate French historical celebrities. It was originally the church of St. Genevieva built in Louis XV. 179 1 after being nationalized and divorced from religion, it was changed to a cemetery where "great men" were buried. 18 14 to 1830, returned to the church. The artistic decoration of Panthé on is very beautiful, and the large murals on its dome were created by the famous painter Antoine Grothe. 1830 After the "July Revolution", the theme of painting has changed, and the Pantheon has the characteristics of "pure patriotism and nationality". Voltaire, Rousseau, victor hugo, Emile Zola, Marcelin Berthelot, Jean Rao Reith, Berlioz, malraux and Dumas were all buried in the Pantheon. As of June 5438+065438+ 10, 2002, * * * 70 people who have made extraordinary contributions to France have enjoyed this honor.

Georges Pompidou National Art and Culture Center is located in the northern part of the Latin quarter of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River, which is usually called "Bobo" by the locals. The exterior of the Cultural Center is lined with steel frames and pipes, and painted with red, yellow, blue, green and white colors according to different functions. Because this modern building looks like a factory, it is also called "oil refinery" and "cultural factory". This modern building with novel design and unique shape was decided by the late President Pompidou in 1969. 1972 started, 1977 was completed, and it opened in February of the same year. The whole building covers an area of 7,500 square meters, with a building area of 654.38+10,000 square meters and 6 floors above ground. The whole building is divided into four parts: industrial creation center, popular knowledge library, modern art museum and music and sound coordination research center. & gt& gt& gt

Place de la Concorde is located in the center of Paris, on the north bank of the Seine. It is the most famous square in France and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The square was built in 1757 according to the design of the famous architect Cabriel. Because there is a statue of Louis XV in the center of the square, it was named "Louis XV Square" in 1763. During the Great Revolution, it was renamed "Revolutionary Square". 1795 was renamed "Place de la Concorde", which was renovated by the famous architect Christopher, and finally formed its present scale in 1840. In the center of the square stands an Egyptian obelisk, which is 23 meters high and has a history of more than 3,400 years. This is a famous cultural relic that Louis Philippe moved from Luxor, Egypt in 183 1. The ancient writing on the monument records the deeds of Pharaoh Ramses II. There is a fountain on each side of the stone tablet. The exquisite carving in the pool is also the work of Hittopher. There are eight statues around the square, symbolizing eight cities that have played an important role in French history: Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen, Brewster, Lille and Strasbourg. During the 1793 Revolution, the people of Paris rose up and destroyed the bronze statue of Louis XV and sent Louis XVI to the guillotine.

The Champs Elysé es Avenue starts from the Place de la Concorde in the east and ends at the Plaza of Stars in the west, with a total length of about1.800m and its widest point of about1.20m.. This is one of the most distinctive and prosperous streets in Paris. In French, "Champs Elysé es" means "rural land". In the past, it used to be a low-lying and humid clearing. /kloc-during the reign of Louis XIV in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, trees were planted here, which became a forbidden place for court nobles to play. Later, the east-west axis of Tully Park extended westward, and a boulevard of nearly 1 km was built here. Later, it expanded. It was named Champs Elysé es only at 1709. The street is bounded by Longbuwanjie, running north and south, and divided into two parts with different styles. The quiet eastern section reflects the pastoral scenery, about 700 meters long, with rows of phoenix trees green and the street garden hidden among thousands of trees. There is a magnificent and famous Arc de Triomphe in the center of the starry sky square at the eastern end. There are Bourbon Palace and Madeleine Cathedral near the street. There are also some places of interest, such as Tully Park, Louvre, City Hall and Elysee Palace. The west section is 1 100 meters long, and the Place de la Concorde at the west end is another transportation hub in Paris. Some important festivals in France-the National Day Parade and the New Year Gala on July 14 are held in this famous street.

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Brazil:

Brazil is located in the southeast of South America, bordering all South American countries except Chile and Ecuador, and is the largest country in South America. It borders French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia in the north, Peru and Bolivia in the west, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. Brazil was a Portuguese colony for 300 years in history. Its country name is Brazil, which means "mahogany" in Portuguese. /kloc-In the 6th century, when the colonists landed in Brazil, they found a rare tree from which a rare red dye in Europe could be extracted. Therefore, this tree is called "Sequoia" and has evolved into a national name. Brazil covers an area of 8,547,403 square kilometers, accounting for 46% of the total area of South America. It is the fifth largest country in the world, next only to Russia, Canada, China and the United States.

The whole territory is divided into Amazon Plain, Paraguay Basin, Brazil Plateau and Guyana Plateau, of which Amazon Plain accounts for about 1/3 of the national area. There are three river systems: Amazon River, parana river River and San Francisco River. The total length of the Amazon River is 67,565,438+0 km, which traverses the northwest of Brazil and covers an area of 3.9 million square kilometers in the Brazilian basin. The parana river system includes the parana river and Paraguay rivers, which flow through the southwest with many rapids and waterfalls, and are rich in hydraulic resources. The San Francisco water system, with a total length of 2,900 kilometers, flows through the arid northeast and is the main irrigation water source in this area. The coastline is more than 7,400 kilometers long, and the width of the territorial sea is 12 nautical miles, leading to the overseas exclusive economic zone 188 nautical miles.

Among them, Amazon Plain is the largest plain in the world, and Amazon River is the largest river in the world. Sao Paulo is the largest city in the southern hemisphere.

Most areas have a tropical climate, while some areas in the south have a subtropical climate. The average annual temperature in the Amazon plain is 25 ~ 27 degrees, and the average annual temperature in the southern region is 16 ~ 19 degrees.

* * * It is divided into 26 states and 1 Federal District (Brasilia Federal District), and there are 5,562 cities under the jurisdiction of each state. The state names are as follows: Acre, Alagoas, Amazon, Amapá, Bahia, Ceara, San Espiritu, goias, maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraiba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Pio, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rond? nia and Romania.

Main tourist attractions in Brasilia:

1) square of the three powers: one of the landmark buildings in Brazil and one of the must-see tourist attractions in Brazil. There are many buildings around the square, such as Congress, Senate, National Grand Court, Presidential Palace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National National Independence Memorial Hall, Workers' Monument and so on. The biweekly flag-raising ceremony often attracts many tourists.

2) Presidential Memorial Hall: Located in the middle of the "airplane", the statue of President JK faces the Parliament Building, and the memorial coffin of the President and various historical relics left over from the construction period of Brasilia are displayed in the memorial hall.

3) Brasilia Cathedral: The Cathedral is a hyperboloid transparent building with a giant angel statue hanging from the top. Heads of state often hold some important activities here, and Pope Pedro II preached here when he visited Brazil.

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Australia:

Australia covers an area of about 7.6 million square kilometers, ranking sixth in the world, with a total population of/kloc-0.8 million. In the past 50 years, more than 5 million immigrants from nearly 200 countries have settled in Australia, 40% of whom are from Asia. 98% of the residents believe in Christianity, and a few believe in Judaism, Islam and Buddhism.

The official language of Australia is English, the capital is Canberra, and Sydney and Melbourne are the first and second largest cities respectively.

geographical position

Australia lies between south latitude 10 4 1' and 43 39'. One third of the mainland is north of the Tropic of Capricorn, and the rest belongs to temperate zone. Australia is the only country in the world that occupies the whole continent and its marginal islands. It is the lowest in the world, with an average elevation of less than 330 meters. The distance from the northernmost part to the southernmost part of Australia is about 3,700 kilometers, and the distance from east to west is about 4,000 kilometers. The highest point on the Australian mainland is Kosiasco Peak (2,228 meters).

climate

Australia is the driest continent in the world except Antarctica. The average annual rainfall in Australia is 465 mm, which varies greatly and is unevenly distributed. The driest area is the Aier Lake Basin, where the average annual rainfall is less than125mm. The wettest places are the northeast tropical region and the southwest of Tasmania.

Nearly one-third of the Australian mainland is located in the tropical region, and the rest is located in the temperate region. The coldest area is located in the Tasmanian Plateau, on the edge of the southeast continent. Its annual average temperature ranges from 27℃ in the northernmost part to 65438 03℃ in the southernmost part. Australian seasons are just the opposite of those in China. Every year 65438+February to February is summer, March to May is autumn, June to August is winter, and September to165438+1October is spring.

Scenic spots/tourist attractions

Australia is rich in tourism resources, and many overseas tourists come to Australia every year. Australia's sunshine, beaches, vast and sparsely populated inland areas, rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, unique animals and plants, famous coastal cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as well as the Gold Coast and Darwin in Queensland in the north, friendly and diverse society and warm and comfortable environment all make people linger. You can dive in the Great Barrier Reef, sail on Huisendi Island, watch crocodiles in Gagada National Park, ski in snowy mountains, dig opals in Copperpadi or taste wine in Berusha Canyon.