1. New South Wales
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- Sydney (state capital and largest city in nation) – Sydney Opera House (a World Heritage Site) and Harbour Bridge
- Blue Mountains National Park (a World Heritage Site)
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Site
- Mungo National Park (part of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Site)
- Lord Howe Island – a World Heritage Site
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2. Queensland
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- Brisbane (state capital and third largest city in nation)
- Great Barrier Reef (a World Heritage Site)
- Daintree National Park (part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site)
- Fraser Island (a World Heritage Site; part of Great Sandy National Park)
- Lawn Hill National Park (Riversleigh, part of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World Heritage Site)
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3. Northern Territory
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- Darwin (territorial capital)
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock and the Olgas; a World Heritage Site)
- Karlu Karlu (Devil’s Marbles Conservation Reserve)
- Kakadu National Park (a World Heritage Site)
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4. Victoria
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- Melbourne (state capital and national second city) – Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (a World Heritage Site)
- Great Ocean Road
- Port Campbell National Park (including The Twelve Apostles)
- Wilsons Promontory National Park
- Sovereign Hill in Ballarat
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5. Western Australia
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- Perth (state capital and fourth largest city in nation)
- Purnululu National Park (a World Heritage Site; Bungle Bungle Range)
- Nambung National Park (the Pinnacles)
- Ningaloo Reef Marine Park (a World Heritage Site)
- Shark Bay World Heritage Site
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6. South Australia
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- Adelaide (state capital and fifth largest city in nation)
- Indian Pacific Rail Line
- Barossa Valley
- Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island
- Naracoorte Caves National Park (part of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World Heritage Site)
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7. Tasmania
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- Hobart (state capital)
- Port Arthur (one of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site)
- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area)
- Freycinet National Park
- Macquarie Island – a World Heritage Site (no permanent population)
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8. Australian Capital Territory & Jervis Bay Territory
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- Canberra (national capital)
- Jervis Bay
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9. Australian island territories with a permanent population
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- Norfolk Island (including one of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site)
- Christmas Island – Home of Red Crab Migration
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Note: Lord Howe Island (a World Heritage Site) is considered part of New South Wales
10. Australian island territories without a permanent population
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- Coral Sea Islands
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (a World Heritage Site)
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Note: Macquarie Island (a World Heritage Site) is considered part of Tasmania
See also: Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory (no permanent population)