Facts about Victoria
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Victoria's Great Ocean Road stretches 243 kilometers along the southeastern coast, featuring the iconic Twelve Apostles limestone rock formations that rise up to 45 meters above the Southern Ocean.
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Enormous limestone caves at Buchan in East Gippsland, Victoria contain stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years and attract 40,000 visitors annually.
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12 of Australia's 25 largest companies by revenue are headquartered in Victoria, reflecting the state's dominance in finance, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
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Victoria's capital Melbourne was founded in 1835 by John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner on the banks of the Yarra River, becoming Australia's second-largest city by population.
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Over 30 percent of Australia's native plant species are found exclusively in Victoria, making it a global biodiversity hotspot despite its modest size.
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Constructed in 1929, the Australian Open's first Melbourne venue at Kooyong hosted 22 consecutive tennis championships until relocating to Melbourne Park in 1988.
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Melbourne's Yarra River, which flows through Victoria's capital, drops 249 meters from its source in the Dandenong Ranges to Port Phillip Bay.
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At 227,400 square kilometers, Victoria is Australia's second-smallest state by area yet ranks second-most populous with over 6.5 million residents.
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In 1851, Victoria's population surged from 77,000 to over 540,000 within a decade following the discovery of gold at Ballarat and Bendigo.
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The 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Victoria attracted 145 nations and 3,314 athletes to compete across 145 events.