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The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of New ...
The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples of the continent of Australia . People first arrived on the Australian mainland by sea from Maritime Southeast Asia between 50,000 and 65,000 years ago, and penetrated to all parts of the continent, from the rainforests in the north, the deserts of the centre, and the sub-Antarctic ...
9 hours 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.
Simeon Lord – pioneer merchant and magistrate in Australia. Nathaniel Lucas – one of the first convicts on Norfolk Island, where he became Master carpenter, later farmed successfully, built windmills, and was Superintendent of carpenters in Sydney. John Mitchel – Irish nationalist.
The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (HEWA) from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia was published in June 2009. [1] Although work on it started in 2003, the idea within the university for an historical encyclopedia of Western Australia dates to the early 1990s.
Gippsland. Greater Melbourne Region. Melbourne ( / ˈmɛlbərn / ⓘ MEL-bərn; [note 1] Boonwurrung / Woiwurrung: Narrm or Naarm [9] [10]) is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia (behind Sydney ), although the most populous by contiguous urban area. [11]
Demographics of Australia. The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,098,800 as of 21 March 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 ...