Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second most populous city in Australia. Melbourne is home to some of Australia's best-known landmarks, including the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the National Gallery of Victoria and the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building. Each year it hosts major international events such as the Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Open. Melbourne was consistently ranked the world's most livable city for most of 2010. The Melbourne Zoo is Australia's oldest zoo and home to a large collection of native and exotic species. Just south of Melbourne is the state's most famous wildlife viewing attraction, the Phillip Island Penguin Parade. Visitors can watch the little penguins land each evening and waddle up through the dunes to their burrows and nesting boxes. Nearby Seal Rocks is home to nearly 9,000 Australian Fur Seals, as well as a variety of seabirds and shorebirds such as pelicans, ibis, Royal Spoonbills, swans, gulls, terns and shearwaters. Melbourne has a temperate oceanic climate with warm summers and cool winters. The city is well known for its changeable weather, mainly due to its location on the border between the hot mainland and the cool Southern Ocean. Tourism is a major industry in Melbourne. Attractions include sporting events, art galleries, live music, festivals and fashion events, which are popular with tourists and locals alike.
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Views of Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Landscape and habitat near Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) near Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
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Brolga (Grus rubicunda) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
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Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
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Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) in Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) in Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) in Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) in Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyrnis novaehollandiae)
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Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
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Magpie-Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
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Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)
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Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) at Melbourne in Australia (2004)