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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country .
Geography of Australia. / -27.000; 144.000. Mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast; mountain ranges in the east and south-east. The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent, while comprising the territory of the sixth-largest country ...
The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Oceania, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island ...
The flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign —a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars ( one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars).
Photography in Australia. Photograph of Dr William Bland, taken by George Baron Goodman, 1845. Photography in Australia started in the 1840s. The first photograph taken in Australia, a daguerreotype of Bridge Street, Sydney, was taken in 1841. In the early 20th century, Australian photography was heavily influenced by the Pictorialist approach.
Australian House of Representatives - Parliament of Australia.jpg 4,202 × 2,500; 7.73 MB Australian infantry small box respirators Ypres 1917.jpg 1,200 × 1,607; 591 KB Australian Mounted Police Victoria-edit1.jpg 1,412 × 1,056; 941 KB
Armorial Flag of the City of Adelaide. Blue background divided into four quarters by a Saint George's Cross outlined in gold overlain with the Arms of the City of Adelaide. Flag bordered on three sides by diagonal blue and gold stripes. [13] Flag of the local government area of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara.
Coat of arms of Australia. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 19 September 1912. [2] Governor general's standard. Flag of the governor-general of Australia. Flag of the governor general of Australia. 1953. Indigenous flag.