AUSTRALIA - Greater Blue Mountains Area

"The Greater Blue Mountains Area consists of 1.03 million ha of sandstone plateaux, escarpments and gorges dominated by temperate eucalypt forest. The site, comprised of eight protected areas, is noted for its representation of the evolutionary adaptation and diversification of the eucalypts in post-Gondwana isolation on the Australian continent. Ninety-one eucalypt taxa occur within the Greater Blue Mountains Area which is also outstanding for its exceptional expression of the structural and ecological diversity of the eucalypts associated with its wide range of habitats. The site provides significant representation of Australia's biodiversity with ten percent of the vascular flora as well as significant numbers of rare or threatened species, including endemic and evolutionary relict species, such as the Wollemi pine, which have persisted in highly-restricted microsites." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1: Unwritten

Postcard 2: Empress Falls
 
 
An official postcrossing card from Laurent

showing Empress Falls in the Valley of the Waters, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia.

Thank you so much for this card!

Postcard 3: Card with matching Stamp

An official postcrossing card.

Thank you so much Don!

Postcard 4: The 3 Sisters

Don shares that this is the most visited site in the Blue Mountains...

 While the stamps commemorate the 90th Anniversary

of the Royal Australian Air Force --- the world's 2nd oldest air force.

Thank you so much for the card and stamps, Don!

Postcard 5: The 3 Sisters

Another postcard showing the famous 3 Sisters at the Blue Mountains.
Thank you so much to Denny for this postcard!