Stay Signed In
Do you want to access your site more quickly on this computer? Check this box, and your username and password will be remembered for two weeks. Click logout to turn this off.
Stay Safe
Do not check this box if you are using a public computer. You don't want anyone seeing your personal info or messing with your site.
Australia lies between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Its capital, Canberra, is in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) between New South Wales and Victoria. There is one other Territory: the Northern Territory (Darwin) and six States: New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane), South Australia (Adelaide), Victoria (Melbourne), Western Australia (Perth) and the Island of Tasmania (Hobart).
A large proportion of Australia - the interior or the outback - is desert. Although much of Australia is flat, low-lying and dry the country has its mountain ranges, rivers (e.g., Murray River), lakes and underground water reserves.
Forty percent of Australia enjoys a tropical climate but snow falls in the Australian Alps which lie at the south end of the Great Dividing Range. Overall Australia has low rainfall though the eastern coastline, cut off from the dry centre by the Great Dividing Range is green and fertile.
Back To Home Page
