Geography of Australia

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Uluru

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a large sandstone monolith in the center of Australia.

Great Dividing Range

This is Australia's longest mountain range, and the third-largest on land in the world.

Shark Bay

This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is known for its diverse flora and fauna and its beautiful natural features.

Fraser Island

This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the largest sand island in the world.

Botany Bay

This is a bay located adjacent to the city of Sydney.

Lake Eyre Basin

This is a drainage basin in South Australia that drains into Lake Eyre.

Nullarbor Plain

This is a flat, almost-treeless, arid plain in South Australia. The Great Victoria Desert is to its north.

Twelve Apostles

This is a group of eight limestone sea stacks off the coast of Victoria whose proximity to each other have made them a popular tourist attraction.

Port Philip Bay

This is a large bay in southern Australia that Melbourne is located on.

Great Australian Bight

This is a large bay that makes up most of the southern coast of Australia.

Gulf of Carpentaria

This is a large gulf in northern Australia that empties into the Arafura Sea.

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf

This is a large gulf in northwest Australia near the city of Darwin.

Hamersley Range

This is a mountain range in Western Australia. It contains the highest point in Western Australia, and is also a major source of iron ore.

Macdonnel Ranges

This is a mountain range in the Northern Territory near Alice Springs.

Blue Mountains

This is a mountain range located west of Sydney in New South Wales. It is known for beautiful scenery.

The Kimberley

This is a region in Western Australia that consists of mountainous ridges and gorges, among other features.

Bass Strait

This is a strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland.

Torres Strait

This is a strait separating the Australian mainland from the island of New Guinea.

Darling Range

This is an escarpment in Western Australia, close to the capital of Perth.

Canberra

This is the capital of Australian Capital Territory and the seventh largest city in Australia.

Sydney

This is the capital of New South Wales and the largest city in Australia.

Darwin

This is the capital of Northern Territory.

Brisbane

This is the capital of Queensland. It is the third largest city in Australia.

Adelaide

This is the capital of South Australia and the fifth largest city in Australia.

Hobart

This is the capital of Tasmania.

Melbourne

This is the capital of Victoria and the second largest city in Australia.

Perth

This is the capital of Western Australia and the fourth largest city in Australia.

Gulf St. Vincent

This is the easternmost and smaller of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia. Adelaide is located midway along its coastline.

Newcastle

This is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is located in New South Wales.

Gibson Desert

This is the fifth largest desert in Australia, located south of the Great Sandy Desert and north of the Great Victoria Desert.

Cooper Creek

This is the fifth longest river in Australia and is the main river flowing into the Lake Eyre Basin.

Simpson Desert

This is the fourth largest desert in Australia, situated in between the Great Artesian Basin and the Lake Eyre Basin.

Lachlan River

This is the fourth longest river in Australia and is a major tributary to the Murrumbidgee River.

Australian Alps

This is the highest mountain range in Australia. It covers the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory.

Mount Kosciuszko

This is the highest point in Australia, located in the Australian Alps.

Great Artesian Basin

This is the largest artesian basin in the world.

Great Victoria Desert

This is the largest desert in Australia, located south of the Gibson Desert and north of the Nullarbor Plain.

Murray River

This is the longest river in Australia. It rises in the Australian Alps, and has its mouth in the Indian Ocean.

Wollongong

This is the ninth largest city in Australia. It is located in New South Wales.

Great Sandy Desert

This is the second largest desert in Australia, located north of the Gibson Desert and west of the Tanami Desert.

Murrumbidgee River

This is the second longest river in Australia and is a major tributary to the Murray River.

Gold Coast

This is the sixth largest city in Australia. It is located in Queensland.

Logan City

This is the tenth largest city in Australia. It is located in Queensland.

Tanami Desert

This is the third largest desert in Australia, located east of the Great Sandy Desert and north of the Macdonnel Ranges.

Darling River

This is the third longest river in Australia, and it ends at its confluence with the Murray River.

Spencer Gulf

This is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia.

Great Barrier Reef

This is the world's largest coral reef system, located in the Coral Sea.

Lake Eyre

This lake is the lowest point in Australia and also the largest lake in Australia.

Cape York Peninsula

This large peninsula is situated between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea, and it is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.


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