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Page 1: AUSTRALIA Geographical Understandings © 2011 Clairmont Press

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA Geographical Geographical UnderstandingsUnderstandings

© 2011 Clairmont Press

Page 2: AUSTRALIA Geographical Understandings © 2011 Clairmont Press

Australia’s Australia’s Physical Physical FeaturesFeatures

Coral SeaCoral SeaGreat Barrier Great Barrier

ReefReefAyers Rock Ayers Rock

Great Victoria Great Victoria DesertDesert

The Great Barrier Reef is visible from space.

The sun sets behind Ayers Rock.

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Coral SeaCoral Sea

The Coral Sea is a The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the marginal sea off the northeast coast of northeast coast of Australia.Australia.

The sea is home to the The sea is home to the Great Barrier Reef and Great Barrier Reef and countless animals.countless animals.

The sea is typically a The sea is typically a warm sea that is plagued warm sea that is plagued by tropical cyclones.by tropical cyclones.

The Coral Sea separates The Coral Sea separates Australia from Papua New Australia from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Guinea and the Solomon Islands. [MAP]Islands. [MAP]

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Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeastern located off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Coral coast of Australia in the Coral Sea.Sea.

The Great Barrier Reef is home The Great Barrier Reef is home to more coral than any other to more coral than any other location on Earth.location on Earth.

The Great Barrier Reef is 1600 The Great Barrier Reef is 1600 miles long over an area of miles long over an area of 133,000 square miles.133,000 square miles.

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Ayers RockAyers Rock Ayers Rock is a large sandstone Ayers Rock is a large sandstone

monolith in central Australia. monolith in central Australia. [MAP][MAP]

Officially it is known as Uluru, its Officially it is known as Uluru, its Aboriginal name.Aboriginal name.

The area around Ayers Rock has The area around Ayers Rock has many ancient paintings in rock many ancient paintings in rock caves and water holes.caves and water holes.

It is a sacred place to the It is a sacred place to the Aborigines of the Northern Aborigines of the Northern Territory.Territory.

At about 1100 feet tall, it is about At about 1100 feet tall, it is about 300 feet taller than Georgia’s 300 feet taller than Georgia’s Stone Mountain, and with a Stone Mountain, and with a circumference of six miles, it’s one circumference of six miles, it’s one mile larger around at its base. mile larger around at its base.

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Great Victoria DesertGreat Victoria Desert

The largest desert in Australia, The largest desert in Australia, the Great Victoria covers the Great Victoria covers 163,900 square miles (over 2 163,900 square miles (over 2 ½ times the size of the state ½ times the size of the state of Georgia). of Georgia).

It is located in southern It is located in southern Australia.Australia.

An average of only 10 inches An average of only 10 inches of rain fall there in a year.of rain fall there in a year.

It is known for its red sand.It is known for its red sand.