Which country is Australia?

Australia is a country of Australia, located between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean, surrounded by the sea. It is the only country in the world that covers the whole continent, so it is also called "Australia". Australia is a multicultural immigrant country with many unique flora, fauna and natural landscapes.

The topography of Australia is very distinctive. Eastern mountainous area, central plain and western plateau. The highest mountain in China, Kosi Asco, is 2228 meters above sea level. Near the sea, it is a long and narrow beach with a gentle slope, which slopes gently to the west and gradually becomes a plain. There is the Great Barrier Reef on the northeast coast.

The coastal areas are full of wide beaches and lush vegetation, and the terrain here is varied. There are cliffs of the Blue Mountains in the west of Sydney, tall, beautiful and eroded volcanic neck in the Glasgow Mountains in the north of Brisben, and flat Yuan Ye on the south coast of Adelaide.

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Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. Although the time difference between Australia and China is only 2-3 hours, the seasons are completely opposite. 65438+February-February is summer, March-May is autumn, June-August is winter, and September-165438+1October is spring. The annual average temperature in the north is 27℃, and that in the south is 65438 04℃.

Australia spans two climatic zones, and the north is tropical. Because it is close to the equator,1-February is a typhoon period. Southern Australia belongs to temperate zone. The midwest is an uninhabited desert, with drought and little rain, high temperature and large temperature difference; In coastal areas, there is abundant rainfall and humid climate.

Australia is the driest continent in the world, and the drinking water is mainly natural precipitation, relying on dams to store water and supply water. The government forbids the use of groundwater, because once it is exploited, it is difficult to recover it. From 2006 to 2009, the impact of El Ni? o expanded, resulting in a significant decrease in rainfall. Major cities in Australia are generally short of water, and a number of laws restricting water use have been promulgated one after another to save water to tide over the drought.

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