Geography
- Main articles: Australia (continent), Australia, and Geography of Australia
- Australia is...
- a continent
- a country
- a nation state
- a Commonwealth realm
- a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Australia is a region or subregion of:
- The World (Australia is a continent on the planet Earth)
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Oceania
- Australasia
- The World (Australia is a continent on the planet Earth)
- Australia lies between:
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- South Pacific Ocean
- Southern Ocean by some reckonings
- Time zones:
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC+10), Australian Eastern Summer Time (EDT) (UTC+11)
- Australian Central Standard Time (CST) (UTC+09:30), Australian Central Summer Time (CDT) (UTC+10:30),
- Australian Western Standard Time (WST) (UTC+08)
- Extreme points of Australia (mainland)
- Northernmost Point – Cape York, Queensland (10°41' S)
- Southernmost Point – South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (39°08' S)
- Westernmost Point – Steep Point, Western Australia (113°09' E)
- Easternmost Point – Cape Byron, New South Wales (153°38' E)
- Highest Point – Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m (7,310 ft)
- Lowest Point – Lake Eyre −15 m (−49 ft)
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 25,760 km
- Australia is a region or subregion of:
- Population of Australia: 22,065,700 people (September 2009) – 53rd most populous country
- Area of Australia: 7,741,220 km2 (2,988,900 sq mi) – 6th largest country
- Atlas of Australia
Read more about this topic: Outline Of Australia
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