Rivers in Australia

Geography of Australia

Continent	Australia
Region	Oceania
Coordinates	27°00′00″S 144°00′00″E / 27.000°S 144.000°E / -27.000; 144.000
Area	Ranked 6th
• Total	7,686,850 km2 (2,967,910 sq mi)
• Land	99%
• Water	1%
Coastline	25,765 km (16,010 mi)
Borders	none
Highest point	Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m (7,310 ft)
Lowest point	Lake Eyre, −15 m (−49 ft)
Longest river	Murray River, 2,375 km (1,476 mi)
Largest lake	Lake Eyre 9,500 km2 (3,668 sq mi)
Climate	Mostly desert or semi-arid, south-east and south-west corners: temperate, north: tropical climate, varied between tropical rainforests, grasslands, part desert.
Terrain	mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast
Natural Resources	minerals, coal, and timber
Natural Hazards	Cyclones along the northern coasts, severe thunderstorms, droughts, occasional floods, heat waves, and frequent bushfires

Coordinates: 27°S 144°E / 27°S 144°E / -27; 144

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 country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests.

Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the southeast.

Australia is a country, and a continent. It is located in Oceania between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It is the sixth largest country in the world with a total area of 7,686,850 square kilometres (2,967,910 sq mi) (including Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island), making it slightly smaller than the 48 states of the contiguous United States and 31.5 times larger than the United Kingdom.

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