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What are the two landmasses that make up Australia are?
mainland australia and tasmania
What percentage of Australia is Tasmania?
According to the Australian Government's Geoscience Australia website, Tasmania takes up just 0.9% of Australia's total land area. See the related link below.
What country is made up of two islands?
New Zealand (North and South islands) and Australia (main island and Tasmania)
What are the two largest islands that make up Australia?
Australia is a continent, and is not classed, geographically, as an island. it is made up of the continent of Australia and the island state of Tasmania, as well as many smaller islands.
Why does Australia not have a country?
Australia is a country on its own continent of Australia.The only country on the continest of Australia is Australia. The country of Australia is made up of the Australian mainland, the island of Tasmania and other islands.
How many countries are in Australia and name all of them?
There are no countries in Australia because Australia itself is a country. The capital of Australia is Canberra. There are eight major states or territories in Australia. They include Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia.
What is a state in Australia?
The only country on the continest of Australia is Australia. The country of Australia is made up of the Australian mainland, the island of Tasmania and other islands.Australia is the only country in Australia. Australia is both a country and a continent.
What is at the bottom of Australia?
The southern edge of the main continent is made up of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. Tasmania is an island state laying just below Victoria. The Great Australian Bite is the body of water laying directly south, with the Tasman Sea dividing Victoria and Tasmania. Below all this is the Southern Ocean dividing Australia from Antartica.
Was the discovery of Tasmania different to the discovery of Australia?
Yes, the discovery of Australia and Tasmania by the Europeans was quite different. Cape York, in Australia's far north, was first discovered by Willem Jansz in 1606, although he believed it to be part of New Guinea at the time. The west coast of Australia was next to be discovered, by Dirk Hartog, who made his discovery in 1616. James Cook is wrongly credited with discovering Australia. Cook was the first European explorer to sail up the east coast of Australia, doing so in 1770. Meanwhile, Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's Land, later renamed Tasmania, in 1642.
What country in Australia is made up of two main islands?
The only country in Australia is Australia, and it is made up of a continent of Australia and the island of Tasmania. About 2000km southeast of Australia is New Zealand, a country made up of two main islands and many smaller islands. Like Australia, it is within the geographic region of Oceania. There is a common misconception that Australia is the same as Oceania. It is not. Australia is a continent and a country. It is within the region of Oceania, which is not a continent.
What are the divisions of Australia called?
Australia is divided up into six states (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania - the island state), and two major interbal territories(Northern Territory and A.C.T Australian capital territory though they Australia do have smaller territories.
Are there foxes in Tasmania?
Up until less than a decade ago, the red fox had not been introduced into Tasmania. However, since it was introduced in 2002, it has spread quickly, causing a potential environmental disaster in that fragile island state of Australia. Although a task force was set up to try to contain the problem there is still evidence that foxes remain a problem in Tasmania. See the related link below for more information on the presence of foxes in Tasmania, and current eradication efforts.
