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  Australia article - Australia Australasia Tasmania Australian State Zealand Indonesia Papua - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Australia is a constitutional monarchy, with Elizabeth II reigning as 'Queen of Australia'.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy: the Queen of Australia is considered to be the head of state, although that term is found nowhere in the Constitution or the law.
Australia is often referred to by economists as the "world's farm", but despite this emphasis on the agriculture sector, in recent years the Australian government has been focusing on the tourism, education and technology markets.
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 Learn more about River in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Rivers begin at their source in higher ground, either rising from a spring, forming from glacial meltwater, flowing from a body of water such as a lake, or simply from damp, boggy places where the soil is waterlogged.
Rivers may be crossed by fords, bridges, ferries or tunnels.
River management is an ongoing activity as rivers tend to 'undo' the modifications made by man. Dredged channels silt up, sluice mechanisms deteriorate with age, levees and dams may suffer seepage or catastrophic failure.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ri/river.html   (945 words)

  
 Informat.io on River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Murray River, the principal river of southeastern Australia
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 Australia travel guide - Wikitravel
Australia is mostly arid and semi-arid: the center is desert and much agricultural land is poor quality by the standards of continents with richer soil.
Australia is prone to severe drought and water restrictions are currently in place in some areas, however these shouldn't affect travellers as they mostly relate to watering gardens and washing cars.
Sunny Australia has one simple message for the traveller (and for its own citizens!): "Slip, slop, slap!" [15] In other words, "Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat!" Over-exposure to the sun at Australian latitudes is responsible for many cases of sunburn, sunstroke and heat exhaustion every year.
wikitravel.org /en/Australia   (11055 words)

  
 List of reference tables - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
This is a list of reference tables, similar to the collection of reference tables found at the back of almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
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 The Annotated Ramsar List: Australia
Along the tidal river reaches, wide bands of mangrove forest are supported (75% of Australia’s mangrove species); floodplains support grass and sedge communities, with Barringtonia and Melaleuca occurring along streams and lagoons, with ferns and lilies in the billabongs.
A sandy, river floodplain dominated by scrub and tussock grassland vegetation and surrounded by woodland.
A large system of river, seasonal creek, tidal mudflat and floodplain wetlands that supports extensive stands of mangroves important for salt-water crocodiles and a large number and diversity of waterbirds.
www.ramsar.org /profile/profiles_australia.htm   (7047 words)

  
 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2003
Australia’s large dam storage capacity of 79,000 GL (in 447 large dams) is four times annual surface water diversions of 19,100 GL (NLWRA 2001b).
Across Australia, catchment land use and diverting water and are considered the most serious threats to the ecological condition of Australia’s rivers, wetlands and groundwater dependent ecosystems.
Rivers showing impact tended to be close to major cities or in highly developed agricultural areas.
www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/a301124cdaa05be4ca256cae001599c5?OpenDocument   (3426 words)

  
 Red List throws the spotlight on Australia's threatened species -- WWF-Australia
The hairy-nosed wombat, southern blue fin tuna and four species of sawfish are just some of Australia's species identified in a major new international report as being at risk of extinction.
The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species released in early May ranks Australia in the top four countries in the world for threatened species, ranging from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered.
The Red List identifies 639 species in Australia as threatened with extinction, with 65 species identified as critically endangered.
wwf.org.au /news/red-list-throws-the-spotlight-on-australias-threatened-species   (383 words)

  
 River
They end at their base level where they flow into a larger body of water, the sea, a lake, or as a tributary to another (usually larger) river.
The area drained by a river and its tributaries is called its watershed.
Rivers may be crossed by fordss, bridges, ferries or tunnels.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/r/ri/river.html   (981 words)

  
 Rivers in Central Australia
Rivers in central Australia are unusual in that they all rise in the arid zone and end in the arid zone In most of the world, desert rivers enter from humid areas.
Australia is divided up into twelve major drainage divisions, three of these are found in central Australia (see map at the end of this item).
In, Evolution of the Flora and Fauna of Arid Australia.
www.desertfishes.org /australia/habitats/rivers/rivergen.shtml   (1895 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Index
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 Australia/New Zealand Jewish Heritage Tours with Joy Katzen-Guthrie
Australia and New Zealand are glorious from any point of view, but visiting them with an eye toward Jewish Heritage will be an extraordinary and transformative experience.
Later, Australia would become a blessed shelter for thousands of Nazi refugees, one of a handful of places on the planet where Jews could feel safe and not only survive, but flourish within their communities.
Australia is home also to several museums of Jewish and holocaust history which we will see.
www.joyfulnoise.net /JoyAustralia1.html   (1222 words)

  
 Amazon.com: River's Edge: DVD: Tim Hunter,Crispin Glover,Keanu Reeves,Ione Skye,Daniel Roebuck,Dennis Hopper,Joshua ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
River's Edge is ultimately a study of kids who are so numbed by drugs, casual parenting, and the ever present threat of nuclear war that not even death can get a rise out of them.
River's Edge may not be the Dazed and Confused movie for the 80's or do what Dazed did or tried to do, but it is not trying to be.
Although fictional, "River's Edge" was inspired by the true case of Marcy Conrad who was murdered by her boyfriend Anthony Jacques Broussard in Milpitas, California, in 1981.
www.amazon.com /Rivers-Edge-Tim-Hunter/dp/B000053VAX   (2538 words)

  
 New dams are threatening the world's largest rivers -- WWF-Australia
It shows that over 60 per cent of the world's 227 largest rivers have been fragmented by dams, which has led to the destruction of wetlands, a decline in freshwater species - including river dolphins, fish, and birds - and the forced displacement of tens of millions of people.
Dams disrupt the ecological balance of rivers by depleting them of oxygen and nutrients, and affecting the migration and reproduction of fish and other freshwater species.
The Rivers at Risk analysis examines threats to rivers on a basin scale from dams currently under construction that are over 60m high, as well as on data on planned dams that are either higher than 60m or will have an installed hydropower capacity of more than 100 MW as of 2003.
www.wwf.org.au /news/n84   (696 words)

  
 Planet Ark : Drought-Hit Australia Plans to Save Ailing Rivers
Environment experts warn more than a quarter of Australia's rivers are in danger of drying up and stringent restrictions on water use now extend nation-wide.
Australia is one of the biggest global farm exporters, shipping A$30 billion a year worth of produce to the world.
A reduction in the water flow in the Murray and Darling rivers, which stretch 3,500 km (2,175 miles), has in recent years seen sections of the river system dry up, leaving farmers struggling to survive the worst drought in 100 years.
www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/25703/story.htm   (613 words)

  
 Highest lowest biggest smallest tallest deepest oldest youngest Continents Countries Cities Dependencies Deserts ...
Australia, (7,617.930 sq km) is widely considered part of a continental landmass, not officially an island.
Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.
Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures.
www.worldatlas.com /geoquiz/thelist.htm   (589 words)

  
 WWF - Eastern Australia Rivers & Streams - A Global Ecoregion
Endemic to the Eastern Australia Rivers and Streams ecoregion, "was" the gastric brooding frog - a species scientists fear might be extinct.
In contrast to streams in western regions, the fast-flowing waters of Eastern Australia are high both in species richness and endemism.
This ecoregion also includes the rivers and streams of Tasmania, a small island off of the coast of southeastern continental Australia.
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/eastaustralia_rivers_streams.cfm   (430 words)

  
 Rivers Restaurant - Wine List
Rivers comfortable brasserie-style bar offers it's own menu and is equipped with its own kitchen.
Rivers also offers a variety of esoteric and boutique wines such as California Sangiovese and Old Vine Zinfandels.
Rivers bar menu always includes at least 10-15 wines by the glass.
www.riversrestaurant.com /wines.php   (125 words)

  
 Australia South Pacific Vacation Rentals Australia South Pacific Rentals
Rent an Australia or South Pacific vacation rental and you’ll be ideally situated to enjoy the natural wonders and unique culture of this area.
Guests of Australia vacation rentals will find a myriad of visitor attractions in the city of Sydney, located in New South Wales.
Other highlights for guests of Australia vacation rentals include bird watching in Coorong National Park, wildlife viewing on the island of Tasmania, visiting Kakadu National Park, and exploring magnificent Uluru (Ayers Rock), a mammoth red rock dome that's sacred to the native Aborigines.
www.greatrentals.com /australia/australia.html   (421 words)

  
 List of rivers of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of rivers of Australia.
New South Wales Rivers for details of rivers in New South Wales
This page was last modified 18:33, 26 August 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Australia   (62 words)

  
 WWF - Southwest Australia Rivers and Streams - A Global Ecoregion
Comprised of short coastal rivers, this region exhibits lower species richness than Eastern Australia, but displays high levels of endemism due to long periods of isolation.
The pools and marshes that form among granite outcrops come and go with the seasons and support unusual species of plants and insects that have adapted to the changing availability of water.
Among the endemics are Freshwater cobbler (Tandanus bostocki), Nightfish (Bostockia porosa), Western pygmy perch (Edelia vittata), Long-headed goby (Afurcagobius suppositus), and King River perchlet (Nannatherina balstoni).
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/swaustralia_rivers_streams.cfm   (357 words)

  
 [Rivers-list] An invitation to contribute on making rivers-listmore useful to the community
I would like to see more technical contributions to the list than just announcements etc. Can i suggest that we pick up a topic for discussion (ie technical discussion) every month and encourage contributions on that.
The recent thread of messages about forming a > partnership to bid for EU research funding on river related topics seems to > me a legitimate use of the list.
They should present, to the > other rivers list subscribers, their organization and expertise in a brief > statement, eventually with some details on the sub-topics they mostly would > like to cover.
www.cedex.es /pipermail/rivers-list/2004-September/000038.html   (583 words)

  
 National Rivers: Links for Australia and New Zealand, on Australia and New Zealand whitewater, paddling, canoeing, ...
National Rivers: Links for Australia and New Zealand, on Australia and New Zealand whitewater, paddling, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, fly-fishing, river conservation, river access, and river law in Australia and New Zealand.
These listings are assembled as a public service, using postings from individuals.
The National Rivers Website and the Rivers of Australia and New Zealand section are made possible by the generosity of the members of the National Organization for Rivers (NORS.) To start or extend your membership, go to NORS Memberships.
www.adventuresports.com /river/nors/world/au-links.htm   (286 words)

  
 The Mineral Policy Institute - Australia
RIVERS SOS: BHP Billiton and others urged to commit to mine a safe distance from precious water resources
Despite past mining activities which has caused significant, cumulative and long term damage to the Georges and Cateract Rivers, companies such as BHP Billiton refuse to mine a safe distance from these precious water resources.
The Mining industry in Australia has a number of socially and environmentally undesirable effects.
www.mpi.org.au /regions/australia   (575 words)

  
 Australia Bird-watching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Australia is unlike any other place in that it is like so
This is part of the magic of Australia, there's always something new around each bend of the road!
Australia has numerous rivers and seasonal river washes, arid grasslands, and miles and miles of dry Outback in the country's interior.
www.avesint.com /australia2.html   (266 words)

  
 buysoundtrax.com - All The Rivers Run   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
ALL THE RIVERS RUN tells the story of the love between a woman, a man and the river that binds them together, a majestic romance set against the breathtaking splendour of the Murray River during Australia’s turbulent, pioneering 1890s.
Bruce Rowland is one of Australia's most successful and highly-acclaimed composers.
He is well-known internationally, and has an extensive and impressive list of films and awards to his credit, including motion pictures such as THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, PHAR LAP and RETURN TO SNOWY RIVER and television miniseries such as ANZACS and TRACKS OF GLORY.
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 A-Z List of Government Sites - R - australia.gov.au
No Way aims to tackle racism in schools in Australia, through providing teachers, school students, parents and governors with games, research and lesson ideas that explore the causes and effects of racism for practical use in the classroom.
The Royal Australian Mint produces Australia's decimal coinage and also manufactures medals, medallions, seals and tokens for private and public sectors and sporting and tourism groups, both nationally and internationally.
The Navy's role is to promote and protect Australia's interests at sea using a mix of ships, submarines and aircraft manned by highly trained and skilled personnel and equipped with appropriate sensors and weapons systems.
www.australia.gov.au /?a-z-list:r   (1079 words)

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