Smart World 3.Nature is home.

Nature is home. Smart junior 4 Module 6 Smart World 3 By Natalia Humeniuk

Nature is home. Aim:to identify and learn new words;to provide cross-cultural information;to read information about Ukraine and Australia.

The highest mountain

UKRAINE

Lake Svitiaz

Svitiaz is the deepest lake in Ukraine, with a maximum depth of 58.4 m. Svitiaz belongs to groups of Shatsk's lakes, which are located in Polissya (Volyn region) close to the border with Poland and Belarus. The lake is part of Shatsky National Natural Park . In the middle of the lake there is an island of 7 hectares in size. The lake warms in the summer and its clean water and sandy bottom makes it a very popular tourism site.

Mount Hoverla

Mount Hoverla is the highest peak of Ukraine with an altitude of 2,061 m. The mountain rises on the highest mountain range of the Ukrainian Carpathians – the Chornohora range. The top of mount Hoverla looks like a small flat space that gives you a unique opportunity to enjoy the surrounding landscapes What is more, the name “Hoverla” origins from Hungarian and means “snow mountain”, because the top covered with snow for the most of the year. For this reason, all tourists should take warm clothes and raincoats.

Oleshky Sands

Oleshky Sands - It is situated in land from the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea and consists of sand dunes or kuchuhury (locally), which reach a height up to five meters. The Oleshky Desert is located in Kherson Region 

Australia

Lake Hillier

Lake Hillier is a small and surreal lake located in Australia on an island called Middle Island, It is a salt-water lake about 600 meters wide with no affluents, and surrounded by sand and dense vegetation made up mostly of eucalyptus trees. Even today no one has been able to explain why the waters of the lake have such a pale pink color.

Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, 13km off the coast of South Australia, is one of the best places in Australia to see wild animals like koalas, kangaroos, sea lions and seals. Throw in jaw-dropping geology and a hyper-local food and beverage scene, and Kangaroo Island is a destination that will leave you inspired.

Simpson Desert

The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth-largest Australian desert, with an area of 176,500 km2 .

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