Its Down Under Day 13 and our featured writer today is Australian Author Beany Sparks! Beany Sparks Author page follows this one. Check out all of Beany’s books, her interview and thoughts on writing! Don’t miss out on her giveaway contest and search out her Scavenger Hunt word somewhere on her page.
Because Beany Sparks is from Western Australia, I thought it would be fun to have our Australia Fun Facts focus on Western Australia and Perth!
Australia Fact of the Day:
Perth is the most isolated capitol city in the world. The closest city, Adelaide, is 1,387 miles away.
The largest rock in the world is Western Australia’s Mount Augustus. Measuring 5 miles long and 2 miles wide.
Early astronaughts dubbed Perth as ‘The City of Lights’ since it’s bright lights stood out on our planet earth.
The largest city park in the world is King’s Park (1,003 acres) in Perth.
The oldest living things on earth, our friendly organisms, stromatolites, also call Western Australia home.
New Zealand Fact of the Day:
World’s Largest and Heaviest Insect Calls New Zealand Home!
The Giant Weta is a large grasshopper type insect found only in New Zealand. There are eleven species of Giant weta, all of which are examples of island gigantism. Check out the many YouTube videos on the man who recently found the largest Weta to day. 
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