It has a blue background with the Union Jack (the flag of the United Kingdom) in the upper left corner. Major Bodies of Water: Great Australian Bight, Coral Sea, Timor Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Tasman Sea, Lake Gairdner, Lake Carnegie, Lake Eyre, Murray River, Murrumbidgee River, the Darling River, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean.įamous Places: Sydney Opera House, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Bondi Beach, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, Port Authur (Tasmania), Kangaroo Island, 12 Apostles (limestone rocks off the ocean)ĭescription of flag: The Australian Flag was adopted in 1901. Major Landforms: Great Dividing Range, MacDonnell Ranges, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Mount Augustus, Australian Alps, Great Victorian Desert, Tanami Desert, Great Artesian Basin, Tasmania Island, Great Barrier Reef (in the Coral Sea) Major Cities: Sydney 4.429 million Melbourne 3.853 million Brisbane 1.97 million Perth 1.599 million CANBERRA (capital) 384,000 (2009) Geographical High Point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 mĬlimate: generally arid to semiarid temperate in south and east tropical in north General Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts fertile plain in southeast Geographical Coordinates: 27 00 S, 133 00 E Size Comparison: slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
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