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Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

The fierce snake (also known as the inland taipan, western taipan and Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is the most venomous snake in the world.

How Deadly Are Australia’s Animals?

Flag of Australia

Add These 18 Paintings as Must-Sees During Your Next Trip to Australia

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Colorful winter sunset

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

W.E.H. Stanner: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 08, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 20, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Oct 04, 2023
	Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Biography of William Edward Stanner.	Grace Young	May 31, 2016
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	May 08, 2015