Latitude and longitude range of Australia

Latitude range of Australia: south latitude1041'-43 39';

Longitude range: east longitude 1 12- 154.

Australia is located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and consists of islands and overseas territories such as Australia and Tasmania. It borders the Coral Sea and tasman sea in the Pacific Ocean in the east, and the Indian Ocean and its marginal seas in the west, north and south.

Extended data

One-third of the land in mainland Australia is located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, and the rest belongs to temperate zone. Australia is the only country in the world that occupies the whole continent and its marginal islands. It is the largest island and the smallest land in the world.

Its territorial area is 7692024 square kilometers. It is located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, surrounded by the sea. It is the only country in the world whose territory covers the whole continent, so it is also called "Australia". Australia has many unique animals, plants and natural landscapes, and is a multicultural immigrant country.

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.

About 70% of Australia's land belongs to arid or semi-arid zone, and most of the central region is not suitable for human habitation. Australia has 1 1 great desert, which accounts for about 20% of the whole continental area.

Australia is the flattest and driest continent in the world. Lake Eyre in the middle is the lowest point in Australia, with an elevation of16m. Only 260,000 square kilometers of land can be used for animal husbandry and planting, mainly distributed in the southeast coastal areas.

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