Australia Geography

What is the terrain and geography like in Australia?

Overview

Australia is a large, comparatively dry, and sparsely inhabited continent, almost as large as the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Australia, the only continent that consists of a single nation, is also the only inhabited continent that is isolated from all others (total coastline exceeds 22,000 miles). The average elevation is about 985 feet, which makes it the flattest continent on earth. Australia has no navigable rivers of any commercial significance.

Geography - note

The world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, a sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer

Australia Use of Natural Resources

Geographic Location	Oceania
Total Area	2,988,885 Square Miles 7,741,220 Square Kilometers
Land Area	2,966,136 Square Miles 7,682,300 Square Kilometers
Water Area	22,749 Square Miles 58,920 Square Kilometers
Irrigated Land	9,830 Square Miles 25,460 Square Kilometers
Coastline	16,007 Miles 25,760 Kilometers
Geographic Coordinates	27 00 S, 133 00 E
Terrain	Mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Highest Point	2,229 Meters
Highest Point Location	Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
Lowest Point	-15 Meters
Lowest Point Location	Lake Eyre -15 m
Natural Resources	Bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
Time Zone	UTC+10 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Australia has four time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30)
Daylight saving time	+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April

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