Australia

= AUSTRALIA =

Hi. welcome to our wikispace. We have chosen Australia as our country in this really cool project. Have fun: Håvard, Stian and Maria. ^^ Powerpoint by Maria: Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and is the only nation that governs a whole continent. Australia is both the largest island and the smallest, flattest continent on earth. The name indicates the location: 'Terra Australis' means 'Southern Land'. Australia lies between 10 and 39 degrees South latitude, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. Australia is the driest continent after Antartica, which makes it the driest inhabited continent on earth.There are more than one Australian climate. Australia is the world's most urbanised country. 70% of the population live in the 10 largest cities.
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**Calling code:** 61
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Fun Facts About Australia - Geography
> > > Link:[| http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/fun-facts-about-australia.html]
 * No part of Australia is more than 1000 km from the ocean and a beach. (The point in the world that's the furthest from any ocean would be in China.)
 * Australia has the world's largest cattle station (ranch). At 30,028 km2 it is almost the same size as Belgium.
 * Population density in Australia is usually calculated in km2 per person, not people per km2.
 * Australians have 380,000 m2 per person available. Yet well over 90% are cramming into our coastal cities. (Don't ask me why, I sure prefer it here in the Outback.)
 * We call Australian's from Queensland "banana benders", and people from Western Australia "sandgropers".
 * Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
 * The Great Barrier Reef has a mailbox. You can ferry out there and send a postcard, stamped with the only Great Barrier Reef stamp.
 * The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, receive more snow than Switzerland.
 * Melbourne has the second largest Greek population in the world, after Athens.


 * The Australian flag:

A little story ** Who do you think was more scared? The Australian family camping in Kakadu National Park who woke up when a three metre crocodile tried climbing up on their tent? Or the crocodile, when the family started screaming? The poor croc turned straight around and raced back towards the water, unfortunately overlooking the tree in its way. The tree lost a fair bit of bark and there were two big wet circles where the croc's nose had slammed into the tree... Link: []
 * Crocodile Slams Into Tree**