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Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales ), with a population of over 6.7 million; [4] and the most densely populated state [10] in Australia (29.5 per km 2 ).
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This article describes the history of the Australian state of Victoria . Before British colonisation of Australia, many Aboriginal peoples lived in the area now known as Victoria. After the first Europeans settled there in October 1803, in September 1836 the area became part of the colony of New South Wales, known as the District of Port Phillip.
Victoria is a state in Australia, in the south-east corner of the country. Its capital , largest and most-populated city is Melbourne . Geelong is Victoria's second biggest city, Ballarat is the third and Bendigo the fourth.
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Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 6.7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (29.5 per km 2 ).
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2 days ago · Victoria, state of southeastern Australia, occupying a mountainous coastal region of the continent. Victoria is separated from New South Wales to the north by the Murray River for a length of about 1,065 miles (1,715 km) and by an additional boundary of some 110 miles (180 km) linking Cape Howe and the nearest source of the Murray.
Melbourne is often referred to as Australia's garden city, and the state of Victoria is known as the garden state. [125] [126] [127] There is an abundance of parks and gardens in Melbourne , [128] many close to the CBD with a variety of common and rare plant species amid landscaped vistas, pedestrian pathways and tree-lined avenues.
Victoria is the southernmost mainland state of Australia. With an area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi), it is Australia's sixth largest state/territory, comparable in size to the island of Great Britain or the U.S. state of Utah.