Australia is a BIG Country...

[winsor68]

I thought this would be an interesting map to look at while reading a thread about Airspace Australia... But it is interesting in general to see it in this perspective so I thought I would post it as a thread...

 

 

 

[dazza 38]

The Kangaroo/joey, Possum, and Crocodile are MASSIVE.

 

 

[Zibi]

That map must be fairly old (Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia still as whole countries) and it only shows one third of Europe.

 

But it's a nice way to show the comparison.

 

Here's two more:

 

 

 

Found on http://bigthink.com/ideas/21492

 

 

[facthunter]

Big it is, but have a look at Africa. Anyhow they are both big enough to need aeroplanes to get around them. Keep aviation alive. Nev

 

 

[Guernsey]

Thanks Windsor, now I know why there are so many Italians in Adelaide.

 

Alan.

 

 

[facthunter]

They're Germans, so Australia must be even bigger than we thought. Nev

 

 

[Guernsey]

Now I know where the Loch Ness Monster came from....it's a Darwin Crocodile.

 

Alan.