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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Geographic region in Europe Map of Southeastern Europe Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe (SEE) is a geographical sub-region of Europe, consisting primarily of the region of the Balkans, as well as adjacent regions and archipelagos. There are overlapping and conflicting definitions ...
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
The eastern Australian states. States in red are always defined as eastern. The term can sometimes be applied to the states in orange. The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia. These are the mainland states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and the island state of Tasmania.
{{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 ...
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 ...
Depending on the source, some of the subregions, such as Central Europe or South-eastern Europe, can be listed as first-tier subregions. Some transregional countries, such as Romania or the United Kingdom, can be included in multiple subregions. Common geopolitical subregions of Europe include: Two Europes. Old Europe and New Europe; Three ...
1901 – New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia federate into the Commonwealth of Australia. Queensland transfers the Coral Sea Islands to the federal government, creating a federal external territory. 1902 – Britain transfers Papua to Australia as an external territory.
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 ]