Ningaloo Coast, Australia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1369

The 604,500 hectare marine and terrestrial property of Ningaloo Coast, on the remote western coast of Australia, includes one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world. On land the site features an extensive karst system and network of underground caves and water courses. Annual gatherings of whale sharks occur at Ningaloo Coast, which is home to numerous marine species, among them a wealth of sea turtles. The terrestrial part of the site features subterranean water bodies with a substantial network of caves, conduits, and groundwater streams. They support a variety of rare species that contribute to the exceptional biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial site.

Sender: helent, Sent on: 29 Nov, 2013, Received on: 9 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

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Lord Howe Island Group, Australia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/186

A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, especially birds.

Sender: helent, Sent on: 29 Nov, 2013, Received on: 9 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

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Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Australia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1131

The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph Reed. The building is constructed of brick and timber, steel and slate. It combines elements from the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic and Italian Renaissance styles. The property is typical of the international exhibition movement which saw over 50 exhibitions staged between 1851 and 1915 in venues including Paris, New York, Vienna, Calcutta, Kingston (Jamaica) and Santiago (Chile). All shared a common theme and aims: to chart material and moral progress through displays of industry from all nations.

Sender: helent, Sent on: 29 Nov, 2013, Received on: 9 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

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Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/181

In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world. Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for more than 20,000 years.

Sender: helent, Sent on: 29 Nov, 2013, Received on: 9 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

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Purnululu National Park, Australia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1094

The 239,723 ha Purnululu National Park is located in the State of Western Australia. It contains the deeply dissected Bungle Bungle Range composed of Devonian-age quartz sandstone eroded over a period of 20 million years into a series of beehive-shaped towers or cones, whose steeply sloping surfaces are distinctly marked by regular horizontal bands of dark-grey cyanobacterial crust (single-celled photosynthetic organisms). These outstanding examples of cone karst owe their existence and uniqueness to several interacting geological, biological, erosional and climatic phenomena.

Sender: helent, Sent on: 29 Nov, 2013, Received on: 9 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

Sydney, Australia

Sender: Karenk, Sent on: 20 Oct, 2013, Received on: 3 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 14 days

Flag of Australia

Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small, five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars.

Sender: Emma, Sent on: 16 Jul, 2013, Received on: 1 Aug, 2013, Travel time: 16 days

Whitsunday, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (UNESCO WH Site)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.

Sender: Figen M., Sent on: 5 Apr, 2013, Received on: 16 May, 2013, Travel time: 41 days

Australian Convict Sites (Guard Tower, Port Arthur Tasmania) Australia (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia to Kingston and Arthur's Vale on Norfolk Island in the east; and from areas around Sydney in New South Wales in the north, to sites located in Tasmania in the south. Around 166,000 men, women and children were sent to Australia over 80 years between 1787 and 1868, condemned by British justice to transportation to the convict colonies. Each of the sites had a specific purpose, in terms both of punitive imprisonment and of rehabilitation through forced labour to help build the colony. The Australian Convict Sites presents the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts.

Received on: 23 Mar 2011

Australia gummed stamp 15 February 2011 Centenary of International Women's Day

Sydney Opera House, Australia (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/166

Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and structural design. A great urban sculpture set in a remarkable waterscape, at the tip of a peninsula projecting into Sydney Harbour, the building has had an enduring influence on architecture. The Sydney Opera House comprises three groups of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. These shell-structures are set upon a vast platform and are surrounded by terrace areas that function as pedestrian concourses. In 1957, when the project of the Sydney Opera House was awarded by an international jury to Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it marked a radically new approach to construction.

Sender: Laurent4, Received on: 22 Feb, 2013, Distance: 14,927 km (9,275 miles), Travel time: 27 days