AUSTRALIADone by Alice Baranov

Australia• Nowadays when people speak of Australia they

can mean three things: • 1) Australia as a continent; 2) Australia as an

island and 3) Australia as an independent country.

Geographical position• Asia is the continent nearest to Australia in the

north. The icy shores of Antarctica lie in the south. New Zealand is to the east. To the west of Australia stretches the vast Indian Ocean. In the east the continent is washed by the Pacific Ocean.

Deserts• Australia is a land of

striking differences. In the centre of the continent and in the west more than 50% of the land is desert. There are three deserts there – the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the Gibson Desert. Naturally very few people live there

Forests and mountains

• In the northeast, tropical forests cover the coast. In the mountains of the southeast the snow lies for seven months of the year.

Animals• It is interesting to notice

that though most of the territory is too dry or

too hot Australia has an extraordinary collection

of birds and animals. Many of them are found

only there.

People

• Most of the dry land is uninhabited, which explains Australia’s small population – about 18 million people. Australia is divided into 6 states and 2 territories.

Interesting places• Sydney Opera House on

the Sydney Harbor

the Great Barrier Reef

The Pinnacles in Cervantes Islands Nature Reserve

Interesting places• Kakadu National Park

The Pinnacles in Cervantes

MacDonell Creek

Links and literature

• http://www.australiaadventures.com/pictures.htm• http://wallpaperwise.com/great_sandy_desert-897.htm

l• http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/facts.htm

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