WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Ontong Java Plateau: World’s largest oceanic plateau
06-12-2022
(WorldKings.org) Ontong Java Plateau covers approx. 2 million, about the same area as Alaska, and consists of up to 30 km of layers of basalt lava.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Pasifika Festival: Largest annual Pacific Islands-themed festival in the world
05-12-2022
(WorldKings.org) Pasifika Festival is the largest festival of its type in the world and attracts over 200,000 visitors every year.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Melbourne Football Club: Oldest professional football club in the world
26-11-2022
(WorldKings.org) Melbourne Football Club officially formed in May 1859, when Wills and three other members codified "The Rules of the Melbourne Football Club"—the basis of Australian rules football.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Fly-Strickland River system: Longest river system of an island in the world
15-11-2022
(WorldKings.org) The Fly-Strickland River system has a total length of 1,220 km making it the longest river system of an island in the world.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Weipa Mine: Largest bauxite-producing mine in the world
01-11-2022
(WorldKings.org) Weipa Mine in the town is the largest bauxite-producing mine in the world, producing approximately 34 million tons of bauxite and an estimated 54.5 million metric tons per annum.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Mataveri International Airport: World’s most remote airport
07-10-2022
(WorldKings.org) Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport is at Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui / (Easter Island). Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Wilgie Mia: World's oldest continuing mining operation
30-07-2022
(WorldKings.org) Wilgie Mia was added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2011.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Ben Carlin: First person to circumnavigate the world
05-07-2022
(WorldKings.org) Ben Carlin became the only person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle today in 1958 after traveling over 11,000 miles by sea and 39,000 miles by land over a ten year journey.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Tuamotu Archipelago: Largest chain of atolls in the world
25-06-2022
(WorldKings.org) Tuamotu Archipelago constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extending (from northwest to southeast) over an area roughly the size of Western Europe.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Monarto Safari Park: Largest open-range zoo in the world
24-06-2022
(WorldKings.org) Monarto Safari Park comprises 1,500 hectares and is surrounded with vermin-proof fencing to keep the habitat as self-contained as possible.
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