Cocoa Bear Visits
Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne,
Australia
School days can get
very chilly, even freezing, during the winter months in Illinois. To
take the chill off our Social Studies lessons, we were happy to send
Coca Bear to the Melbourne Zoo in Melbourne, Australia. We could not
only learn more about animals, the zoo, and the country of Australia,
but we could also dream of the warmer weather Cocoa was experiencing
down under!
Please join us on
our quest for knowledge about Melbourne, Australia.Through our
research and our emails from Melbourne, we have gathered the
following information regarding the location and description of the
city of Melbourne, Australia.
Melbourne, which is
located on the southeast coast of Australia, is called the "gateway
to Victoria". The state of Victoria is the second largest of the six
Australian states. The city of Melbourne is the second largest city
in Australia, which approximately three million people, second only
to Sydney, the largest city with a population of four
million.
The city of
Melbourne has 15 distinct "precincts" or areas. Within the city and
surrounding areas you will find numerous attractions, such as the
Melbourne Aquarium, the Koala Conservation Center, and of course the
Melbourne Zoo!
Entertainment in
Melbourne includes activites from a quiet Melbourne River Cruise on
the Yarra to IMAX Theater experiences. And shopping in Melbourne is
endless, with many top of the line stores!
To learn more about
Melbourne, visit these websites:
That's
Melbourne
Melbourne
Zoo
This
Week in Melbourne