Australia
Image:Australia.jpg Image:Cage-screen-14-Eastern-Hemisphere.jpg Australia is the smallest continental landmass on the planet Earth, home to one of that world's former nation-states.
When Elizabeth Cutler was 12 she had a female pen pal from Brisbane, Australia. At the time, Cutler loved getting letters from her, noting that "it was like this little window into distant places with strange-sounding names." (ENT: "Dear Doctor")
Earth Starfleet officers are known to have survival training in the outback of Australia, where they learn to survive drinking recycled sweat and eating snake meat. Trip Tucker and Jonathan Archer once spent two weeks in Australia for their survival training during the 2140s. (ENT: "Desert Crossing") A.G. Robinson also underwent survival training in Australia. (ENT: "First Flight")
In the mid 22nd century, the Vulcans had a consulate in the Australian city of Canberra. (ENT: "Terra Prime")
20th century-era maps of Australia and the eastern hemisphere were stored in the USS Enterprise library computer in 2254. These maps were among the materials viewed by the Talosians when they scanned the Enterprise computer. (TOS:"The Cage")
Sarah Sisko was killed in a hovercraft accident in Australia while working as a holophotographer. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")
Starfleet lieutenant Tom Paris told Seven of Nine that he was offered a job at a test flight center in Australia when the crew of the USS Voyager was believed to have discovered a wormhole to Earth. (VOY: "Bliss")
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Geography
Regions
- Botany Bay
- Outback
- Tasmania
Cities
- Alice Springs
- Brisbane
- Canberra
Legacy
Several areas of Australia have been noted by having starships or planets named after them :
- USS Melbourne, named after the homonymous city
- USS Sydney and New Sydney, named after the city on Australia's east coast
- USS Jenolan, named after the caves of Jenolan
- SS Botany Bay, named after the penal colony at Botany Bay
Wildlife
Background
It is a common belief that Australia was the last state to join the United Earth Government in 2150, but Australia holding out was only used by Beverly Crusher as a hypothetical example when discussing the eligibility of the fractured planet Kesprytt with Jean-Luc Picard in TNG: "Attached."
A reference made to a Lake George in VOY: "Coda" may have been made in reference to a lake located in Australia.
Its interesting to note that there are no Star Trek characters, aside from Crewman Cutler's pen pal, known to have originated from Australia.
External Links
- Australia at Wikipedia
- History of Australia
- Ex Astris Scientia: False Canon
