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Herveys Range
The Herveys Range is a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The Parkes Radio Telescope, formerly the largest dish in the Southern Hemisphere and featured in the popular Australian movie ''The Dish'', is located right in front of the Hervey Range. See also :Goobang National Park Goobang is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal New South Wales flora and fauna ... {{coord, 32, 44, S, 148, 20, E, display=title, region:AU-NSW_type:mountain Mountain ranges of New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkes Radio Telescope
Parkes may refer to: * Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation Named for Henry Parkes * Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town * Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales * Parkes Shire, a local government area in New South Wales * Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Division of Parkes (1901–1969), an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives * Division of Parkes, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives * Tenterfield School of Arts, known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts * HMAS ''Parkes'', a Royal Australian Navy corvette during World War II People * Alexander Parkes (1813–1890), English inventor * Broc Parkes (born 1981), Australian motorcycle racer * Colin Murray Parkes (born 1928), British psychiatrist * Dave Parkes, Canadian sports administrator * David Parkes (footballer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dish
''The Dish'' is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing Australian film in 2000. Plot An old man drives up to the Parkes Radio Telescope to admire the dish. A technician gently cautions him that he's driven in through "the old entrance", and is therefore trespassing. Requesting that the man leave immediately, the technician encourages him to visit the observatory's nearby visitor center and take the tour, as the dish has seen some amazing times. The old man thoughtfully agrees. The movie flashes back to July, 1969, days before the launch of Apollo 11. NASA anticipates using the dish as a primary receiving antenna for the video transmission of Neil Armstrong's historic first steps on the moon. The dish’s staff, Mitch, Glenn, and their boss, Cliff (the old man from the prologue) have been as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goobang National Park
Goobang is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal New South Wales flora and fauna species overlap. Originally named Herveys Range by John Oxley in 1817, the area was reserved in 1897 as state forest because of its importance as a timber resource, and was designated a national park in 1995. The park contains a camping ground and a hiking trail, Burrabadine Peak Walking Track, a 3.6 km round trip moderate hike. Climate Goobang National Park is in a temperate to semi-arid zone experiencing hot summers and cool winters with temperatures ranging from in winter and in summer. The heaviest rain fall is in the summer and can range from on the east side of the ranges to west of the ranges. Flora There are 459 species recorded in the park, several that are threatened. ''Tylophora linearis'' is listed as vulnerable accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
