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Nullarbor Plain |
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Nullarbor PlainVast limestone plateau, southern Australia. It lies along the south coast of western South Australia and eastern Western Australia, extending north from the Great Australian Bight to the Great Victoria Desert. It occupies 100,000 sq mi (260,000 sq km) of generally flat surface in bedrock. The name Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus arbor (“no tree”). The Nullarbor National Park preserves rare vegetation and fauna. The plain has many limestone caves, including Koonalda Cave, an archaeological site. The park is crossed by the world's longest stretch of straight railroad track (330 mi [530 km]). Nullarbor Plain a vast low plateau of S Australia: extends north from the Great Australian Bight to the Great Victoria Desert; has no surface water or trees. Area: 260 000 sq. km (100 000 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The first decade of her life was spent crisscrossing the barren Australian outback known as the Nullarbor Plain with her family because her father was a fox hunter. Travelers pass through Australia's Blue Mountains; the sand dunes and desert grasses of New South Wales; the mining town of Broken Hill, noted for its art colony; and the Nullarbor Plains which boasts the longest straight stretch of railway track in the world, at nearly 300 miles. The Indian Pacific which is the world's last true trans-continental train journey will take the torch 300 miles across the Nullarbor Plain, straight through the middle of Australia. |
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