CHUMICHEVA ANASTASIA GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF AUSTRALIA. - презентация

1 CHUMICHEVA ANASTASIA GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF AUSTRALIA

2 AUSTRALIA Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is located in Oceania between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. And It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Australia is slightly smaller than the United States, with a total area of 7,686,850 sq km (2,967,909 sq mi).

3 LOCATION OF AUSTRALIA ON A MAP

4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south- east.

5 THE GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. The geography of the continent is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests.

6 THE GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA Australia has the largest area of ocean jurisdiction of any country on Earth. It has no land borders. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west, the Southern Ocean. The coast of Australia is also bordered by several seas. The seas of Australia include the Arafura sea which lies between northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Timor while the Coral sea lies between the north east coast of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The Tasman sea lies off the south east coast of Australia, between Australia and New Zealand.

7 THE GREAT BARRIER REEF The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, lies a short distance off the north-east coast and extends for over 2,000 kilometres.

8 QUESTIONS 1. Where exactly is Australia located? 2. Which countries are closest to Australia? 3. How many seas and oceans surround Australia?