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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This category includes articles on headlands in Australia, by state or territory. This is a container category . Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories .
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [ N 5 ] It has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania .
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Australia separated from Gondwana 99 Ma, and initially remained warm and humid with rainforest vegetation. Inland Australia had systems of rivers and lakes with abundant wildlife. Fossil birds, platypus, frogs and snakes are present from this period. From 30 Ma there was a period of global cooling, and from 15 Ma the Antarctic ice sheet formed.