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Off the north-eastern coast of Australia is the world's largest coral reef complex, the Great Barrier Reef. The large and mountainous island of Tasmania, also a State of Australia, lies south of the south-eastern corner of the Australian mainland. It receives abundant rainfall, and has highly fertile soils particularly in comparison to the ...
Indonesia is the most populous country with 274 million people (~40% of South East Asia), and also the fourth most populous country in the world. The distribution of the religions and people is diverse in Southeast Asia and varies by country.
Australia: Bishop and Clerk Islets South East Cape (Tasmania) South Point (mainland) 55°03′S 43°38′S 39°08′S Bouvet Island: Larsøya: 54°27′S Falkland Islands: Beauchene Island: 52°53′S New Zealand: Jacquemart Island Slope Point (South Island) 52°37′S 46°40′S French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Except Antarctica) Îles de ...
{{Image label begin | image = Australia location map recolored.png | alt = Australia map. Western Australia in the west third with capital Perth, Northern Territory in the north center with capital Darwin, Queensland in the northeast with capital Brisbane, South Australia in the south with capital Adelaide, New South Wales in the northern southeast with capital Sydney, and Victoria in the far ...
An enlargeable basic map of Australia. Pronunciation: / ə ˈ s t r eɪ l i ə, ɒ-/ ⓘ Common English country name: Australia; Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Australia; Common endonym(s): Land Down Under; Official endonym(s): Australia; Adjectival(s): Australian; Demonym(s): Aussie (colloquially) Etymology: Name of Australia
Tasmania is a large island state off the south-east coast of mainland Australia. The main island of Tasmania (which includes 94% of the state's land area) does not have a defined name but can be referred to as the "Tasmanian mainland".
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's Western Australia regions map. [ 8 ] The Western Australian system of regions defined by the Government of Western Australia for purposes of economic development administration, which excludes the Perth metropolitan area , is a series of nine regions.
Australia's size gives it a wide variety of landscapes, with tropical rainforests in the north-east, mountain ranges in the south-east, south-west and east, and desert in the centre. [176] The desert or semi-arid land commonly known as the outback makes up by far the largest portion of land. [177]