HEAVIEST AND LONGEST (LENGTH) TRAIN

On June 21, 2001, BHP Iron Ore set a new world record for the longest and heaviest freight train. The train traveled from Yandi mine and Port Hedland in Western Australia. The train operated 172 miles with 682 loaded iron ore cars. The train weighed 99,734 tons and measured 4.57 miles in length. The train was run as a test of distributed power, with a combined eight GE AC6000 locomotives in five locations from front to rear of the train.

ANNA CREEK STATION - WORLD'S LARGEST WORKING CATTLE RANCH

Anna Creek Station is the world’s largest working cattle station. It is located in the Australian state of South Australia. Anna Creek station has an area of 9,142 square miles, which is slightly larger than Israel. It is over seven times the size of the United States’ biggest ranch, King Ranch in Texas. Once there was a large workforce of stockmen at Anna Creek, who mustered the cattle on horses. Today, light aircraft are used for spotting animals which are rounded up by stockmen riding motorbikes.

SIZE COMPARISON - AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED STATES

MOUNT WHCHEPROOF - SMALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD

The smallest mountain in the world is the little-known Mount Wycheproof at 141 feet above the surrounding terrain. However, the mountain stands 486 feet above the sea level. The mountain is located in Terrick Terrick Range in Australia. The range is in the small town of Wycheproof, Victoria. It can also be said that the town is located on the summit of the mountain. Wycheproof has a population of approximately 789 people.

MOUNT WYCHEPROOF