Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Although it comprises 45% of the total area of Australia, Northern Australia has only 5% of the Australian population (1.3 million in 2019). [1] However, it includes several sources of Australian exports, being coal from the Great Dividing Range in Queensland/ New South Wales and the natural gas and iron ore of the Pilbara region in WA.
Map of the Northern Territory within Australia Darwin, the capital and largest city in the Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a self-governing territory of Australia . It has a population of 232,605 as of the 2021 Australian census , [ 1 ] the most recent census for which data has been released, [ 2 ] and occupies an area of 1,347,791 ...
Köppen map of Western Australia A four-wheel drive in the Gibson Desert. Most of Western Australia has a hot arid and semi-arid climate. However, the south-west corner of the state has a Mediterranean climate. [73] The area was originally heavily forested, including large stands of the karri, one of the world's tallest trees.
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia [8] and informally as the Territory) [a] [9] is an Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South ...
The former town of Aberfeldy averages 32.5 snowy days per annum at just 1,060 metres (3,480 ft), [3] making it the snowiest locality on mainland Australia, in addition to having more snowy days than northern hemisphere cities with colder winters like Boston (23.0 days), Chicago (28.2 days) and even approaching those of Minneapolis (38.2 days).
Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla) [9] [better source needed] is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. [1] It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre.
The Northern Territory has two distinctive climate zones - a tropical climate in the north and a desert climate in the rest of the territory. The wet season (October to April) has monsoon rains and sometimes tropical cyclones. The highest temperature recorded in the Northern Territory was 48.3 °C (118.9 °F) at Aputula on 1 and 2 January 1960 ...
Relief map showing major rivers of Australia Climate of Australia. The Australian environment ranges from virtually pristine Antarctic territory and rainforests to degraded industrial areas of major cities. Forty distinct ecoregions have been identified across the Australian mainland and islands. Central Australia has a very dry climate.