WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – West Mata volcano: World's deepest undersea volcano
08-12-2020
(Worldkings.org) The shard compositions indicated that the erupted material was boninite (an olivine-bronzite andesite with little or no feldspar) which had never been observed from an active volcano.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Munda Biddi Trail: World's longest continuous off-road cycling trail
18-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) The trail is easily accessible by car, and riders can begin their journey from multiple locations. There are free campsites at various points along the trail, some with more than a day's ride between them.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Iluka Resources: World's largest producer of zircon and titanium dioxide-derived rutile and synthetic rutile
08-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) Iluka established an initial 18.3 per cent interest in the UK technology company, Metalysis, which is seeking to commercialise technology to convert metals into powder, including titanium powder.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Coopers Brewery Limited: World's largest producer of homebrewing equipment
15-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Coopers Brewery Limited is the world's largest producer of homebrewing equipment. Coopers bottled beers are characterised by their secondary fermentation technique - some yeast remains in the bottle after bottling - thus the bottled beer contains some sediment.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – David Jones Pty: World's oldest continuously-operating department store
09-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) David Jones Limited currently has 45 stores located in most Australian states and territories (except Tasmania and the Northern Territory).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Murujuga National Park: House world's largest collection of ancient rock art
18-09-2020
(Worldkings.org) Murujuga National Park houses the world's largest collection of ancient rock art. With more than one million images, Murujuga is home to one of the largest, densest and most diverse collections of rock art, or petroglyphs, in the world.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways: World's only known record of a dinosaur stampede
16-09-2020
(Worldkings.org) Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways is the world's only known record of a dinosaur stampede, with fossilised footprints are interpreted as a predator stalking and causing a stampede of around 150 two-legged dinosaurs.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Ngatamariki Power Station: World's largest singular binary power plant
04-09-2020
(Worldkings.org) Ngatamariki Power Station is the world's largest singular binary power plant. The power station is a binary plant, supplied under an EPC contract by Ormat. A 220,000-volt power line connects Ngatamariki to Mercury's Nga Awa Purua Power Station, where electricity from both stations is injected into Transpower's national grid.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge: World's first commercial bungy jumping site.
25-08-2020
(Worldkings.org) Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge is the world's first commercial bungy jumping site. It is 43 metres (141 ft) above the Kawarau River.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Pasifika Festival: World's largest Pacific Island cultural festival
23-08-2020
(Worldkings.org) Pasifika Festival is the world's largest Pacific Island cultural festival and attracts over 200,000 visitors every year.
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