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TASMANIA

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Mount Isa

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Wollongong

Newcastle

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AUSTRALIA

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The sparsely populated region of

Australasia includes the world’s smallest

continent, Australia, as well as New

Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and several

nearby islands. It is the world’s smallest continent, but

includes a range of landscapes from tropical rainforest

and arid desert, to volcanoes and dry grasslands.

Oceania consists of about 25,000 volcanic or

coral tropical islands, scattered over a vast area

of the Pacific Ocean. The islands are divided

into three groups: Melanesia, Micronesia,

and Polynesia. Some of the islands are

mountainous and densely forested,

and many are uninhabited.

Total land area: 8,508,238 sq km

(3,285,048 sq miles)

Total population: 67 million

Number of countries: 14

Largest country: Australia

7,686,850 sq km

(2,967,893 sq miles)

Smallest country: Nauru

21 sq km (8.1 sq miles)

Largest country population:

Australia 21.4 million

Largest lake: Lake Eyre, Australia

9,583 sq km

(3,700 sq miles)

Longest river: Murray-Darling,

Australia

3,750 km (2,330 miles)

Highest point: Mt Wilhelm,

Papua New Guinea

4,509 m (14,794 ft)

Major desert: Great Victoria

Desert, Australia

Largest coral reef: Great Barrier

Reef, Australia

2,000 km (1,242 miles)

Australasia and Oceania

4 SYDNEY HARBOUR

BRIDGE, AUSTRALIA

This huge landmark bridge carries

road and railway traffic over the

harbour of Australia’s biggest city.

AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA

Australasia