"• Geography
o area: 7,686,848 sq km
o population: 17,336,000
o capital city: Canberra
o other towns: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle
o Australia = the smallest continent, 6th largest state
o 6 states and 2 territories
o Western Australia - 1/3 of Australia, city of Perth
o South Australia - middle, capital Adelaide
o Queensland - tropical north-eastern corner
o New South Wales - the most populous state
o Victoria - 2nd smallest state
o Tasmania - smallest and island state
o Northern Territory - the least populated and developed region
o Australian Capital Territory - Canberra
o three major land regions:
• The Western Plateau - mostly vast desert, 2/3 of all land
• The Central Lowlands - the eastern half of Australia, south - crops, mostly hot, dry
• The Eastern Highlands - eastern edge, Great Dividing Range, fertile soils, the most heavily populated part of Australia
o highest mountains - Australian Alps, Snowy Mountains (Mt. Kosciusko - 2228 m)
o rivers - mostly dry; the Murray - the longest permanently flowing river; the Darling river (in winter dry)
o lakes - mostly artificial; Lake Argyle (Western Australia), Lake Gordon (Tasmania), Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens, Lake Gairdner
o deserts: Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert
o the Great Barrier Reef - a collection of more than 2,500 reefs - world's largest coral reef; 2,300 km long along north-east coast
o Ayers Rock - central Australia, world's biggest rock, 2.4 km long, 300 m high; the walls in its caves are covered with Aboriginal rock paintings"

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