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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Australia_(continent)Australia (continent) - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · With a total land area of 8.56 million square kilometres (3,310,000 sq mi), the Australian continent is the smallest, lowest, flattest, and second-driest continent (after Antarctica) on Earth.

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     The mammals of Australia have a rich fossil history, as well...

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     Mainland Australia is the main landmass of the Australian...

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     The culture of Australia is primarily a Western culture,...

2. www.britannica.com › place › AustraliaAustralia | History, Cities, Population, Capital, Map, & Facts

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   3 days ago · Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne. Australia.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Demographics_of_AustraliaDemographics of Australia - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Australia is the 56th most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country. Its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas, particularly on the Eastern, South Eastern and Southern seaboards, and is expected to exceed 30 million by 2029.

4. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesAustralia - World Factbook Glyph

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   4 days ago · Geography - note. note 1: world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; the largest country in Oceania, the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest country without land borders note 2: the Great Dividing Range that runs along eastern Australia is that continent’s longest mountain range and the third-longest land-based range in the world; the term "Great ...

5. www.britannica.com › place › AsiaAsia | Continent, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   1 day ago · Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface of Earth, has the longest coastline of any continent, and is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes.

6. ndla.no › en › subject:1:4ad7fe49-b14a-4caf-8e19-adAn Introduction to Australia - English - NDLA

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   5 days ago · Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Show competence goals. CC BY-SA. Image: turtlemom4bacon. Watch this video introducing Australia.

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   Where is Australia located?

   • Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne.

   Australia | History, Cities, Population, Capital, Map, & Facts

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   Is Australia a First World country?

   • Australia is the only First World country on the Australia-New Guinea continent, although the economy of Australia is by far the largest and most dominant economy in the region and one of the largest in the world.

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   Why is Australia called a continent?

   • The continent of Australia is sometimes known by the names Sahul, Australinea, or Meganesia to differentiate it from the country of Australia, and consists of the landmasses which sit on Australia's continental plate.

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   How old is Australia?

   • In simple physical terms, the age of much of the continent is certainly impressive—most of the rocks providing the foundation of Australian landforms were formed during Precambrian and Paleozoic time (some 4.6 billion to 252 million years ago)—but the ages of the cores of all the continents are approximately the same.

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