Geography
Australia is an island surrounded by indian and Pacific oceans. This island is situated on the Indo-Australian Plate. This continent is separated by Asian continent by the Arafura and Timor seas. Mountains and plateaus are scattered throughout the Australia. Over 40% of the interior parts of Australia are covered by desert which makes life difficult for people living in these areas. Hence, density is low in Western Australia and 70% of people live in cities and towns. Except from eastern grassland, other parts have old and least fertile soils. It is the driest inhabited continent. Large portion of Eastern Australia is grassland, favorable for cattle and ships ranches. Maximum concentration of people is found along south-eastern coastline, as it has temperate climate. Northern part of the country has tropical climate, consist of rainforest and grassland. Rainforests are swampy, which primarily consists of woodland and mangroves.
The Great Barrier Reef is the Australia's most beautiful natural gift, which is the largest coral reef of the world as well. The Great Barrier Reef acclaims several records in its account. Further, it is the largest structure on the planet built by living organisms. Tourist in thousand of numbers visit Australia to be witnessing the spectacular sight of the Great Barrier Reef. Reefs form where temperatures don't fall below 18degree Celsius for prolonged periods. It is parallel to the Queensland State for almost 2,000km. of area. Australia has a total 34,218 kilometers of coastline. Mount kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia (2,229m).
Main features of geographical descriptions are listed below-
Coordinates
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27° S 144° E
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Ranked 6th |
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7,686,850 km²
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2,967,910 mi²
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99% land, 1% water
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Coastline
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25,760 km (16,000 mi)
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Borders
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0 km
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Highest point
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Mount Kosciuszko
2,228 m (7,310 ft)
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Lowest point
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Lake Eyre -15 m (49 ft),
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Largest lake
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Lake Eyre
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