Did You Know...? It is a 5.83-mile hike to circumnavigate Uluru/Ayers Rock. Anna Creek Station, the world’s largest cattle ranch, is larger than Belgium. Qantas is an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. The Great Barrier Reef is a chain of more than 2,500 reefs plus many small
Did You Know...? At 72 square miles, Aruba is slightly larger than Washington, D.C. The island had a gold rush, set in motion by the discovery of gold in 1824. Aruba’s name probably derives from the Arawak word oibubai (meaning guide). Aruba claims it has more sunny days than any
Did You Know ... ? The name Argentina comes from the Latin term argentum, meaning silver. The world’s largest colony of Magellan penguins is located at Punta Tombo. Iguazu Falls, on the Argentina-Brazil border, is the world’s widest falls at 8,100 feet. Aconcagua, in Argentina, is South America’s highest mountain,
Did You Know ... ? Antigua’s craggy coastline provides 365 beaches, literally one for each day of the year. It is illegal to wear camouflage or military apparel in Antigua. Barbudans count only a half dozen surnames; all are descended from a group of slaves who arrived in the 17th
Did You Know ... ? The continent has 25 airports and 53 heliports; runways are solid ice. The marker for the geographic South Pole is moved each year because the ice is always moving. The ice holds about 70% of the world's fresh water; if it melted, Earth's oceans would
Did You Know ... ? Amerindians colonized the island 4,000 years ago; artifacts date to 1300 B.C. The provisional government in 1967 asked to be an administrative territory of the U.S. but was turned down. In Latin, Anguilla means eel, referring to the shape of the main island. The indigenous
