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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...ies than all vertebrates combined, excluding bony fishes. Orchids, through their floral complexity and...
16: ...me [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrastos]] ([[372 BC|372]]/[[371...
21: ...a]] and [[Central America]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve nutrients:
26: All orchids have these five basic features :
29: ... [[pollinium|pollinia]], a mass of waxy pollen on filaments. - Australia (39438 bytes)
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
48: ...Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in 1770, and officially settled as a British colony on [[January 26...
54: ...refer to the whole South Pacific region, not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793 [[Georg...
56: ...lly accepted that the continent should be known officially as Australia.
63: ...and 48,000 years ago{{mn|Gillespie2002|1}}. These first Australians were the remote ancestors of the c... - Indo-Australian Plate (2019 bytes)
3: ...Meganesia]] ([[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], and [[Tasmania]]), [[New Zealand]], and [[New Caledonia]] are al...
5: ...]] with the subducting [[Pacific Plate]]. The Pacific Plate subducting under the Australian Plate form... - Land bridge (3351 bytes)
6: ...th and the [[South American Plate]] to the south, first an [[island arc]], and then continuous dry lan...
16: ...dges between [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]], and [[Tasmania]]. The combined continent is called [[Sahul]]. - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ...ect]]s from the [[nectar]] of [[flower]]s. "The definition of honey stipulates a pure product that doe...
6: Honey is significantly [[sweetness|sweeter]] than table sugar and ...
8: ...lly no organism can successfully multiply to significant amounts in honey.
14: ...e of sugars, water, and other compounds. The specific composition of any batch of honey will depend la...
29: ...[redgum]], [[yellow gum]] and [[stringybark]]. [[Tasmania]]n [[leatherwood]] honey is considered a [[delica... - Spider (29039 bytes)
40: Filistatidae ([[crevice weaver]])<br />
88: ...n]]s for it to travel in. Rather their bodies are filled with [[haemolymph]], which is pumped through ...
90: ...tracheal system oxygen interchange is much more efficient, enabling [[cursorial hunting]] (hunting inv...
98: ...at lurk on flowers, [[spider web|web]]s and other fixed locations waiting for prey have very poor eyes...
106: ...es its larval form, a spider-looking, non self-sufficient animal feeding off its yolk supply (Foelix, ... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...e increasingly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region t...
6: ...e zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as ...
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific location may vary due to the use of [[daylight s...
31: ... About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Gree...
33: ...me to be observed nationally, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitud... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...nial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally ...
5: ...tant components of the natural landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[agricul...
7: ==Classifications==
11: ...well known trees and how they are typically classified.
13: ...ed a '''[[forest]]'''. Several [[biotope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; exampl... - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
3: ... protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organised workers in the world to achieve an e...
7: ...in [[Paris]] in [[1889]] appointed May 1 as the official International Labour Day.
9: Labor Day has been celebrated on the first [[Monday]] in [[September]] in the United Stat...
11: ...rare. Forms of celebration include [[picnic]]s, [[fireworks display]]s, water activities, and public a...
17: ... as [[May Day]]. In Europe the day had older significance as a rural [[festival]], but over time it ha... - Rainforest (6551 bytes)
26: ...ge fleshy fruits attract birds, mammals, and even fish as dispersal agents.
32: ...nd in the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] (this figure is strongly disputed by some groups and scien...
35: ...a]], in parts of [[Japan]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Tasmania]], Australia. Most temperate rainforests result f... - Temperate coniferous forests (2732 bytes)
1: ...luding [[cedar]], [[cypress]], [[douglas-fir]], [[fir]], [[juniper]], [[kauri]], [[pine]], [[podocarpu...
3: ...d are often subject to ecologically important wildfires.
5: ...rica]], the rain forests of [[New Zealand]] and [[Tasmania]], northwest [[Europe]] (small pockets in [[Irela...
7: ...ka Spruce]] (''Picea sitchensis''), [[Alerce]] (''Fitzroya cupressoides'') and [[Kauri]] (''Agathis au... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
26: ...le spurs, used in vicious territorial battles and fights over mates. The poison is not lethal to human...
35: ...h the male and surfacing behind him. Finally, the fifth recorded instance included the female and male...
38: ... yolk sac for respiration. During the second, the fingers and toes appear, and in the last, the egg to...
49: ...r an extensive range from the cold highlands of [[Tasmania]] and the [[Australian Alps]] to the [[tropical r...
53: ...er]] [[shrimp]]s, and [[yabbie]]s (freshwater crayfish) that it digs out of the riverbed with its snou... - Thylacine (4846 bytes)
19: ...rly known as the '''Tasmanian Tiger''' or the '''Tasmanian Wolf''', was a large [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [...
22: [[Image:Ta_tasmanian_wolf.jpg||thumb|250px|left|Tasmanian Wolf Illustration provided by [http://classroomc...
23: ...h of the continent introduced the [[Dingo]] about five thousand years ago, the Thylacine was unable to...
25: ...pes on its back and rump, hence its common name: "Tasmanian tiger." The Thylacine's pouch opened to the rear...
29: ... on September 6,[[1936]]. A short black and white film was made of the captive pacing back and forth i... - Canyon (3965 bytes)
17: However, this definition used are rather inprecise, as a canyon can ...
23: *[[Cataract Gorge]] in [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Australia]]
26: *[[Fish River Canyon]] in [[Namibia]] - Temperate rain forest (5436 bytes)
10: ...ka Spruce]] (''Picea sitchensis''), [[Alerce]] (''Fitzroya cupressoides'') and [[Kauri]] (''Agathis au...
12: ...New Zealand]] temperate rain forests''', the '''[[Tasmanian temperate rain forests]]''', and pockets of rain...
15: '''[[Pacific temperate rain forests]]''' ([[Canada]], [[Unite...
16: ...olumbia mainland coastal forests]], [[Central Pacific coastal forests]], [[Central and Southern Cascad...
19: ...rests of [[South America]] are located on the Pacific coast of southern [[Chile]], on the west-facing ... - Island (4674 bytes)
4: ...'''volcanic''' islands. There are also some [[artificial island]]s.
9: ...)|Java]] off [[Asia]], [[New Guinea|Papua]] and [[Tasmania]] off [[Australia]].
19: ...ian Islands]], and most of [[Tonga]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Some of the [[Lesser Antilles]] and the...
25: ...an]] and [[Bora Bora]] in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]].
34: *[[List of artificial islands]] - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
1: :''For other meanings of '''Pacific''', see [[Pacific (disambiguation)]].''
2: {{Five Oceans}}
3:
5: ...which are found south of the equator. (See: [[Pacific Islands]].)
7: ...st, and the [[Straits of Magellan]] links the Pacific with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the east. - Australian Fur Seal (1324 bytes)
20: ... on nine islands in the [[Bass Strait]] between [[Tasmania]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. - Dusky Dolphins (3923 bytes)
17: ...ic White-sided Dolphin]], although current scientific consenus is that they are distinct species.
20: ...e colour running back on the body from the dorsal fin to the tail. Dusky Dolphins may easily be confus...
23: ...ove over great distances (one individual had a confirmed range of 780kn). However it is not believed t...
26: ...ined since then due to tighter regulations on the fishing industry. However in Peruvian waters in addi...
28: ...s and movements in large pods, Dusky Dolphins are firm favourites with [[whale-watching|dolphin-watchi...
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