42 Wonderful And Crazy Facts About Australia

Here's how you get a pink lake - you need salty water. The lake turns pink in the summer when the salts and algae in the water combine. That's all there is to it. Most pink lakes change color frequently, generally from lilac to a brilliant bubblegum pink color throughout the day and at specific times of the year. Few pink lakes are consistently pink. There is no reason why you cannot swim in a pink lake, but the majority of pink lakes in Australia are off-limits since the locals are attempting to preserve them.

Australia had a warm, humid environment with constant rain throughout its territory millions of years ago. With no arid outback or chilly climate as today, it was a wholly tropical country. The region rapidly became overrun with rare creatures and ancient plant life as a result of the region's constant rainfall and humid temperature.

Australia has a massive population of 74.722 million sheep. That's almost three sheep per person in Australia!

One characteristic of Australian culture that historians, sociologists, and linguists all seem to agree on is that Australians tend to find humor in life's less amusing moments; people who complain or can't keep a positive outlook in the face of difficulty are labeled sooks and wusses. Aussies also enjoy informality; familiarity and warmth are preferred in any situation.

The Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act was approved by the South Australian Parliament on December 18, 1894. A decade-long fight to get more women involved in politics finally led to this legislation. It allowed women in the colony to run for parliament and gave them the right to vote. Just one year earlier, in 1893, New Zealand was the only nation to have done it.

Australia requires all citizens to vote; therefore, failing to do so could result in a fine. A fine of AU$20 is imposed for first-time offenders, with a maximum penalty of AU$180, and it is regularly enforced.

Explorers Hume and Hovell gave Mt. Disappointment its name in 1824. They were disappointed to learn that the summit's dense forest growth prevented them from seeing Port Phillip Bay.

This seaside city in Australia offers not only breathtaking scenery but also fresh air. It ranks highly among the least polluted cities in the world, with yearly PM2.5 readings of about 4.51 g/m3. In comparison, in the world's most polluted city Bhiwadi, India, yearly PM2.5 readings reach 106.2 g/m3.

Governor Phillip appointed the Row Boat Guard and Night Watch. These individuals were chosen among the prisoner population's best-behaved inmates. The Sydney Foot Police took over as the Night Watch's replacement in 1790, and they remained an organized unit (later known as the Sydney Police) until all of the NSW colonial police forces were combined in 1862.

With a starting bid of only one cent, competitive bidding quickly increased the price of the premium piece of South Pacific real estate to $A3,000 before eBay decided to end the auction. Daniel Feiler, a representative for eBay Australia, told the New Zealand Press Association that "clearly New Zealand is not for sale," adding that 22 bids had been placed before the business took any action.

Hawke was once regarded as one of Australia's finest prime ministers and had a personal popularity rating of 75%. While Hawke's political accomplishments stand on their own, his charisma, characteristic Aussie demeanor, and love of beer all contribute to his legendary status. While attending Oxford University in the UK, Hawke developed a reputation as a beer enthusiast. He entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1954 for consuming a yard glass, or two and a half pints, of beer in just eleven seconds.

The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1,429 miles over around 133,000 square miles and is the world's biggest coral reef system. The reef may be found off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea. The reef comprises around 3,000 distinct reefs and is big enough to be seen from space. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of Australia oversees many of the Great Barrier Reef as a marine protected area.

In general, active volcanoes are found along the main tectonic plate borders. Because there are no plate boundaries on the Australian continent, they are uncommon there. Nonetheless, Heard Island and the surrounding McDonald Islands are home to two active volcanoes 4000 kilometers southwest of Perth in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

On the afternoon of December 17, 1967, Prime Minister Harold Holt dove into the waves at Cheviot Beach in Victoria. He was never heard from again. Despite a thorough search, no body or other evidence was discovered. No hints existed to explain his disappearance. Fast-emerging allegations, rumors, insinuations, and conspiracy theories have persisted to this day.