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Western Australia is the largest state, covering just under one third of the Australian landmass, followed by Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. Australia also has several minor territories; the federal government administers a separate area within New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory , as a naval base and seaport for the ...
Lists of landforms of Australia (6 C, 8 P) A. Archipelagoes of Australia (5 C, 7 P) B. Bodies of water of Australia (19 C, 4 P) C. Canyons and gorges of Australia (3 ...
Basic geological regions of Australia, by age. The geology of Australia includes virtually all known rock types, spanning a geological time period of over 3.8 billion years, including some of the oldest rocks on earth. Australia is a continent situated on the Indo-Australian plate.
Landforms of the Australian Capital Territory (6 C, 6 P) C. Landforms of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1 C, 2 P) H. Landforms of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (4 C ...
A 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) diameter circular topographic feature is clearly visible on satellite images of the Bungle Bungle Range. [3] It is believed that this feature is the eroded remnant of a very ancient meteorite impact crater and is known as the Piccaninny crater .
The Commonwealth of Australia comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the major island of Tasmania, other nearby islands, and various external territories. [1] Neighbouring countries are Indonesia , East Timor , and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to ...
Map of Sahul and Sunda Continental shelves of Western Australia, showing the Sahul Shelf in the northeast. More broadly defined, the Sahul Shelf extends southwest to encompass the Rowley Shelf. Geologically, the Sahul Shelf (/ s ə ˈ h uː l /) is a part of the continental shelf of the Australian continent, lying off the northwest coast of ...
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