{..Physiographic....}
- It is an inland continent
- Latitude : 2° S and 38°S
- Longitude : 114° E and 154° E
- Island : Tasmania
{..Structural aspect of Australia..} - Mountains : Great Dividing range , Darling range , Musgrave , Flinders , Australian Alps
- Desert : Gibson , great sandy , great Victoria , Simpson , little sandy , western desert , Rangipo , Tanami etc
- Rivers : Murray , Darling , Swan
{..Finer points...} - Australia is know as forgotten land . It was discovered by captain cook in 1770 .
- It is the smallest continent of the world . It lies entirely in the southern hemisphere .The tropic of Capricorn runs almost through the middle of the continent and divides the continent in two equal part
- It is the only continent that is also a country and it lies between Pacific and India ocean
- To the south - east of the Tasmania
- Largest city of Australia is Sydney
- The highest peak of Australia is Mt.Koscuisko(2228 m)
- Great barrier reef is the world s longest coral reef
- The highest peak of New Zealand is Mt cook (3754 m )
{..Socio- Cultural Aspects...} - Aborigines were the original inhabitants of the continent . The gold rush brought new settlers from the European countries .
{..Economic Aspects..} - Agriculture is carried out in the Murray darling basin , around the rivers swan in Perth and along the rainy East coast
- Coal , iron ore , bauxite , uranium , gold , petroleum , are the major mineral resources of Australia
- Australia is the largest producer of bauxite . North coastal region , which gets monsoon rain
- The Australian trade is based on agriculture , animal rearing and minerals
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