New Zealand is significantly more mountainous than Australia. The Australian continent is relatively flat.
Australia has both mountains and deserts.
The heaviest snowfalls in Australia occur in the Australian Alps, in the mountainous country of Australia's southeast.
They both speak English and they are both members of commonwealth nations. The differ in system of government: Federal (Federation) for Australia; Parliamentary Democracy for New Zealand; and of course, they differ in size.
The climate in Australia varies greatly due to the size of the continent. Most of Australia is desert or sub tropic, and display warm weather. The mountainous regions of Australia are cold.
The climate in Australia varies greatly due to the size of the continent. Most of Australia is desert or sub tropic, and display warm weather. The mountainous regions of Australia are cold.
There is only one state in the western half of the Australian continent, and that is Western Australia. Western Australia is, for the most part, a flat state. There are some mountains in the far southwest, and also the fascinating features of the Kimberly Ranges and the Bungle Bungles in the northwest. As well, WA has the world's largest monolith - larger than Uluru - named Mt Augustus. But on the whole, Western Australia would not be called a mountainous state. The more mountainous states are in the east.
Rugged; mountainous; densely-treed
As with most continents, the most mountainous side of the Australian continent is the eastern side.
They are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania.
The highlands are areas that are mountainous regions or on a mountainous plateau. The climates in these regions are much cooler than the temperatures of the valley floors.
The highlands are areas that are mountainous regions or on a mountainous plateau. The climates in these regions are much cooler than the temperatures of the valley floors.