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Australia's 7 Territorries
Australia is the smallest continent but the sixth-largest country and the biggest island in the world.
Australia has very different types of landscape. On the one hand the famous "outback" and on the other hand eastern Australia.
The desert outback covers most of the interior. It is too hot, dry and barren to support many people or cattle raising.
Eastern Australia has large areas of grasslands, used primarily for sheep and cattle ranches.
Australia also has some mountainous areas and plateaus scattered throughout the country. For example the Blue Mountains, on the south-eastern end of Australia or the Snowy Mountains in the south east of New South Wales. Mount Kosciuszko is with 2,229m the highest peak on the Australian mainland.
As an island, Australia also has many beautiful coastal beaches over the distance of 25,760 km.
Territory
Northern T.
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania |
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Capital
Darwin
Perth
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart |
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The Capital of Australia is Canberra
Most of the population (19 million) of Australia is concentrated on the eastern and southern coast and around Perth in the west. Over 70% of the Australians live in the cities or towns, and 40% of the Population is found in Sydney and Melbourne. The other state capitals (Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart) accounting for a further 15% of the population.
Northern Territory:
The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is Claire Martin and the cabinet consists of seven people.
Capital: Darwin
Biggest City: Darwin
Area: 1.349.129 sqkm
Population: 197.700
Population Density: 0.15 people per sqkm
Behind the flat coast areas is the area of the Northern Territory, which its hill side desert and the highest mountain Macdonnel Range with 1511 m. The most parts at the south of this territory are desert dunes, the Simpson Desert.
Climate:
The climate at this area is very high temperatured and only the coast areas got some normal temperatures from the ocean.
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South Australia:
Capital: Adelaide
Biggest City: Adelaide
Area: 983.482 sqkm
Population: 1.522.500
Population Density: 1.55 people per sqkm
The area of South Australia goes from the south coast to the middle of the continent. The North part of South Australia, which border to the West Australian Territory and the North Australian Territory belong to the Native Australians, the Aborigines.
Climate:
South Australia is the driest area of Australia, which is the driest continent of the world. The most parts of this Territory are deserts. Only the small part, which is at the coast, has a Mediterranean climate. In the middle of the Territory are temperatures, which don't allow any vegetation. So the people who live in this area are living under the earth.
The population is low in Southern Australia, besides the capital Adelaide. The Territory is three times larger than Germany and the driest area of Australia, with lots of deserts. The only fertile area is the winery in Barossa Valley
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Western Australia:
Capital: Perth
Biggest City: Perth
Area: 2.529.875
Population: 1.952.280
Population Density: 0, 77 people per sqkm
Western Australia extends from the north coast to the south coast. Western Australia could be divided into eleven geographic parts: Perth (the Capital), Fremantle, Peel, South West, Great Southern, Esperance, Goldfjets, Heartlands, Mid West, Gascoyne-Outback Coast, Pilbara and Kimberley. Western Australia mostly consists of desert, but there are also a lot of interesting geologic formations, like the Wave Rock and the Pinnacles.
Climate
The northern part of Western Australia has a tropical climate. The southern part of this area has a milder climate. The central part of Western Australia has a very warm climate with little rain and high temperatures around 40°C. It rains a lot during the summer time (from December to March) in the northern part of Western Australia. Only the coastal areas have a normal climate of long warm summer days and cold winter temperatures.
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Queensland:
Capital: Brisbane
Biggest City: Brisbane
Area: 1.730.648 sqkm
Population: 3.729.000
Population Density: 2.15 people per sqkm
Queensland is located in the north-eastern part of Australia, following Eastern Standard Time all year round. Together with New South Wales, Queensland has the highest population of Aborigines. In Queensland 26% of the population is Aboriginal.
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