Australia occupies the continent of Australia, which lies south-east of Asia and the island of Tasmania with a number of small islands.
It is washed by the Timor Sea in the north, by the Coral and Tasman Seas in the east, and by the Indian Ocean in the south and west. Australia is the droughtiest continent on the earth. About one half of its territory is occupied by deserts and semi deserts. It is also the land of Great Plains.
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raphical Position of Australia
Geog
Official name: Commonwealth of Australia
Status: Independent federative state, within the Commonwealth headed by the British Queen
Area: 7,687,000 sq.km.
Population: 23 325 744 (2014)
Nationality: Australian
Capital: Canberra
Australia occupies the continent of
Australia, which lies southeast of Asia and the
island of Tasmania with a number of small
islands.
It is washed by the Timor Sea in the north,
by the Coral and Tasman Seas in the east, and
by the Indian Ocean in the south and west.
Australia is the droughtiest continent on the
earth. About one half of its territory is occupied
by deserts and semi deserts. It is also the land of
Great Plains.
The main part of Australia lies in tropics.
Southwestern parts of the country are situated in
subtropics. December, January and February are
summer months in Australia. The average
summer temperature there is from 20 to 30 degrees above zero. Winter comes in June, July and
August. Then the average temperature is from 12 to 20 degrees above zero.Droughts are common in Australia. The rainfall in the country is rather small, and that’s why a
special plan was worked out for irrigation of plains. The largest rivers in Australia are the Darling and
the Murray. In the middle part of Australia there are salt lakes, such as Lake Eyre and Torrence.
Australia is an agricultural country. Cattlebreeding is highly developed in Australia. It exports
sheep wool, wheat, meat, butter and cheese, and raw materials. Its major partners are Japan, the USA
and Great Britain.
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