Fun+Facts+for+Australia

Below you will find information about the six islands we are studying. All of these islands have a rainforest. A rainforest has at least 200cm of rain each year. = = = = =[|More Facts About Australia]= = = = = =__Australia Homepage__=


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Area:** 2,967,909 square miles including Tasmania


 * Population:** 18,058,000


 * Capital:** Canberra


 * Highest Point:** Mount Kosciusko, 7,310ft above sea level


 * Lowest Point:** Lake Eyre, 52ft below sea level


 * Food:** Meat pie,Vegemite, Pavlova, and Lamingtons


 * Language:** English with accents


 * Sports:** soccer, rugby, baseball, Australian rules football (footy)

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Did you know that Sydney, Australia is 9,235 miles from Chicago, Illinois?

Hawaii Homepage http://play.rhapsody.com/album/musicsofhawaiianthologyofhawaiianmusicspecialfestivaledition__


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Gem: black coral

Song: "Hawaii Ponoi"

Area:** 6,423 square miles


 * Population:** 1,211,537


 * Bird:** Nene (Hawaiian goose)


 * Fish:** Humuhumunukunuku


 * Flower:** hibiscus


 * Fruit:** Pineapple,Coconuts


 * Nickname:** The Aloha State


 * Tree:** Kukui


 * Language:** English, Hawaiian



Did you know that the Hawaiian Islands are 4,175 miles from Chicago, Illinois?

=Borneo and Sumatra Homepage=


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Population:** 214,973,900


 * Capital:** Jakarta (Jakarta is the capital of Indonisia, where Borneo & Sumatra are.)


 * Country:** Indonisia

=Galapagos Homepage=




 * Language:** Spanish/English


 * Population:** 12,500


 * Capital:** Puerto Baquerizo Moreno



=New Guinea Homepage=



Good Facts About New Guinea!!! https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pp.html

 * Population:** 8,300,000


 * Capital:** Port Moresby


 * Language:** English,Motu and many others.


 * Fact In New Guinea:** There are more than 800 languages in New Guinea



This picture was taken off the coast of New Guinea

=Madagascar Homepage=


 * Population:** 15,984,000


 * Capital:** Antananarivo


 * Language:** French, Malagasy


 * Chief Products:** Agriculture- cassava, cloves, coffee, livestock, rice, sugar cane, vanilla, mining- bauxite, chromite, coal, and graphite.


 * Fun Facts:** In the early 1800's, most of the Madagascar became a French colony. Some amazing animals live on Madagascar.


 * Money:** Basic unit- French money



Did you know that Madagascar is 9,381 miles from Chicago, Illinois?
 * Time Difference:** It will always be 9 hours later in Madagascar.