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(Encyclopedia) Bass StraitBass Straitbăs [key], channel, 80 to 150 mi (129–241 km) wide, between Tasmania and Victoria, SE Australia, connecting the Indian Ocean and Tasman Sea; Port Phillip Bay and…Arafura Sea
(Encyclopedia) Arafura SeaArafura Seaärəf&oomacr;ˈrə [key], shallow part of the Pacific Ocean, between the Timor and Coral seas, separating Australia from New Guinea. It contains several islands…Albury-Wodonga
(Encyclopedia) Albury-WodongaAlbury-Wodongaôlˈbərē-wədôngˈgə [key], twin cities (2016 combined pop. 83,104). Albury is in New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Murray River. Wodonga is on the S side…Fitzsimmons, Robert L.
(Encyclopedia) Fitzsimmons, Robert L., 1863–1918, British boxer, b. Cornwall, England. Fitzsimmons began fighting professionally in Australia and New Zealand before going to the United States in 1890…calycanthus
(Encyclopedia) calycanthuscalycanthuskălˌĭkănˈthəs [key], any plant of the genus Calycanthus, aromatic shrubs of N North America, Asia, and Australia. An American type, the Carolina allspice, is…Bendigo
(Encyclopedia) Bendigo Bendigo bĕnˈdĭgō [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia, since 1994 amalgamated with…anteater
(Encyclopedia) anteater, name applied to various animals that feed on ants, termites, and other insects, but more properly restricted to a completely toothless group of the order Edentata. There are…Murray, Les
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Les (Leslie Allan Murray), 1938–2019, Australia's leading poet of the late 20th and early 21st cent., B.A. Univ. of Sydney, 1969. Son of an impoverished dairy farmer, he grew…Winton, Tim
(Encyclopedia) Winton, Tim (Timothy John Winton), 1960–, Australian writer, generally regarded as the preeminent Australian novelist of his generation. Most of his books have been set in his coastal…Riverina
(Encyclopedia) RiverinaRiverinarĭvˌərēˈnə [key], region, 26,560 sq mi (68,790 sq km), New South Wales, SE Australia. Located S of the Lachlan River in the south central part of the state, Riverina is…Trending
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