The description is obviously meant to refer to Austalia, the only country that occupies an entire continent. However, while Australia is often referred to as the land down under, the term "outback" is NOT an alternative name for it. The outback is a term for the vast, dry and remote inland areas.
Samoa is a country in Australia & Oceania.
There is no country "under" Australia. If you head south from Australia, you will come to Antarctica, which is a continent under no country's jurisdiction.
Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere. Informally, it is known as "down under" or can also be known as "Oz". Sometimes people think that Australia refers to the continent, but that is known as Oceania or Australasia.
It is is not under Europe or controlled by it. Poland is an independent country in the continent of Europe.
Australia, while being a country, is also the ENTIRE continent. They are 1 and the same.
Australia, is known as the land down under because it is inhabitable year round and south of the equator.
England is a country in the UK on the continent of Europe. Canada is a country on the continent of North America.
I think Soloman Island is in Eurasia Continent, because it so near in Papua New Guinea Country which is under Asia Continent. But We can this country is so close of Europe continent so.................it is nuder Eurasia continent.
Australia is not the only country "down under", but in area it is the largest country that is completely within the Southern Hemisphere. Add to that the fact that it is an isolated continent, often referred to as an island continent, and this seems to make it more prominent.
The part of the continent that is under water is known as the continental shelf. This is the submerged portion of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a steeper drop-off point called the continental slope.
Suva is the capital and the biggest city of the Republic of Fiji. The country is part of the Oceania Group of Islands under Australian continent.
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