Walga Rock art

Walga Rock, Australia

Cave with extensive cliff art galleries. Here is also a drawing of an European sailing ship (contact art), most likely from the late 19th century. Such contact art is met in several locations of Australia. Other drawings are much older.

Red Hands Cave

Stencils in Red Hands Cave, Australia

Contains numerous 1,600 – 500 years old hand prints and stencils. There are numerous sites with such hand stencils in Australia.

Wallaman Falls

Wallaman Falls

The highest permanent waterfall in Australia, with 268 meters high single drop. Total height with minor drops – 340 meters.

Kiama Blowhole

Kiama Blowhole

One of the most popular blowholes – a location where sea waves through the passage in the cliffs create water spray that is up to 25 meters (reportedly even 60 m) high. One of the highest blowholes in the world.

Jenolan Caves

Stalagmite in Jenolan Caves

Possibly the oldest caves in the world – it is determined that the clay sediments of the caves are approximately 340 million years old. 10 caves opened for tourism. Length of passages exceed 40 km and there are more than 300 entrances.

The Boab Prison Tree, Derby

The Boab Prison Tree, Western Australia. Girth 14.64 m

An unusual boab (Adansonia gregorii), circumference 14.64 m, height just 9.5 m. It was used to lock up indigenous Australians in the 1860s on their way to sentencing.

Rullah Longatyle (Strong Girl)

The largest eucalypt and largest Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) in the world. Volume 368 m3. Height 82.3 m, diameter 5.54 m (circumference around 19 m). After the fire in January 2019 it has collapsed.

Huon pine growth of Mount Read

Growth of genetically identical Huon pines (Lagarostrobos franklinii (Hook.f.) Quinn), stand of trees is 10,500 years old although none of the individual trees is that old.

Mount Cripps Giant (Australian Oak)

The largest Australian oak (Eucalyptus obliqua L’Hér.). Girth 21.08 m, height 60.9 m, volume 341 m3. Tree has large hollows and may collapse soon.