Geography of Australia Flashcards
Date of Australia Day
January 26
it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales
Capital of Western Australia
Perth
Capital of Victoria
Melbourne
The most remote Australian external territory
Heard and McDonald Islands
4100 km southwest of Perth, uninhabited
Term used to describe the remote interior, covering 70% of the continent
Outback
The biggest port in Australia and the whole of Oceania region, located on the western coast of Australia
Port Hedland
Island home to the entire royal penguin population during their annual nesting season and an UNESCO World Heritage Site; uninhabited except for a research station
Macquarie Island
The world’s largest coral reef, located off the northeast coast
Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s national floral emblem
Golden Wattle
Largest city in Australia
Sydney
Australia’s largest marine reserve, including the Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea Marine Park
Australian state with the lowest population density
Western Australia
if you exclude the Northern Territory
External territory of Australia that is a coral atoll, mostly populated by Sunni Muslims who speak a dialect of Malay as their first language
Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
of which only two (West Island and Home Island) are inhabited
Sea off the northeastern coast, including the Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea
Capital of New South Wales
Sydney
Capital of South Australia
Adelaide
Highest point on the Australian mainland
Mount Kosciuszko
Highest mountain range in Australia, part of the Great Dividing Range
Australian Alps
Least populous state in Australia
Tasmania (with a population of a little over half a million, if you exclude the Northern Territory)
Australia’s national anthem
Advance Australia Fair
Australia’s largest island
Tasmania
River that flows through Melbourne
Yarra River
Second largest city in Australia
Melbourne
Longest river in Australia, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria
Murray River