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4 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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Australia - Indigenous, Multicultural, Immigration: Today...
- Geologic History
Australia - Geologic History: The earliest known...
- Cultural Life
Australia - Culture, Diversity, Indigenous: Australia’s...
- Canberra
Canberra, federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia....
- Australia Summary
Australia has long been inhabited by Aborigines, who began...
- Flag of Australia
National flag consisting of a dark blue field (background)...
- World War II
Australia - WWII, Pacific, Involvement: When war came again,...
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The weather found in a certain place over a long period of...
- Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Ecosystems
Australia - Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Ecosystems: The coal...
- Stratigraphy and Structure
Australia - Stratigraphy, Structure, Geology: This major...
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22 hours ago · The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,226,700 as of 3 June 2024. [1] Australia is the 56th [2] 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.
1 day ago · The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul (/ s ə ˈ h uː l /), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
1 day ago · Perth. Coordinates: 115°51′35″E. Perth ( Nyungar: Boorloo, [buɭu]) is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth.
May 24, 2024 · Survey of the history, society, and culture of the Australian Aboriginal peoples, who are one of the two distinct Indigenous cultural groups of Australia. It is generally held that they originally came from Asia via insular Southeast Asia and have been in Australia for at least 45,000–50,000 years.
2 days ago · Melbourne, city, capital of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is located at the head of Port Phillip Bay, on the southeastern coast. The central city is home to about 136,000 people and is the core of an extensive metropolitan area—the world’s most southerly with a population of more than 1,000,000.
6 days ago · Natural resources. alumina, coal, iron ore, copper, lithium, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, opals, natural gas, petroleum note 1: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 26.5% of global coal exports in 2021; coal is the country’s most abundant energy resource, and coal ranks as the second ...
