What are the geographical features of Australia?

Answer 1

In many ways, Ausralia is a land of geographical contrasts.

Australia has the distinction of being the smallest of the continents and the sixth largest country in the world in area, yet its population density is less than three people per square kilometre.

Of its geographical features, Uluru-Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory is the most famous. Nearby are the bald mountains of Kata-Tjuta, which are believed to be the other end of Uluru, as most of Uluru lies underground.

There's also the Great Barrier Reef-located off the eastern coast. Made entirely of coral islnad, reefs and atolls, it's the largest living structure in the world.

The Great Dividing Range extends down the entire eastern seaboard of the continent, and features many spectacular geographical features within it, such as the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and the Australian Alps in southeast Australia, where the mainland's highest peak of Mt Kosciuszko is located.

In South Australia are the Flinders Ranges, a fascinating mountain range which features Wilpena Pound, a natural amphitheatre, the origins of which are unknown. Another fascinating feature is the Pinnacles National Park in Western Australia, made up of thousands of sandstone formations.

Inland Australia is largely desert, and commonly referred to as the Outback. Few of the deserts are sandy. Most of them are semi-arid, with some waterholes and plenty of saltbush, spinifex and low-growing plants. Some are gibber plains, with gibber being an aboriginal word referring to the fact the these deserts are entirely made up of small stones and pebbles. By contrast, the coasts feature fantastic sandy beaches. In the south is the Nullarbor Plain, a huge, treeless plain which is mainly limestone. Below the Plain are remarkable, enormous natural limestone caves while, where it meets the ocean, there are towering limestone cliffs that make it impossible to get down to the ocean.

The far north is tropical, so features tropical rainforests such as the Daintree. Interestingly, the dry Red Centre of Australia also has remnants of an ancient rainforest.

Answer 2

In many ways, Ausralia is a land of geographical contrasts.

Australia has the distinction of being the smallest of the continents and the sixth largest country in the world in area, yet its population density is less than three people per square kilometre.

Of its geographical features, Uluru-Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory is the most famous. Nearby are the bald mountains of Kata-Tjuta, which are believed to be the other end of Uluru, as most of Uluru lies underground.

There's also the Great Barrier Reef-located off the eastern coast. Made entirely of coral islnad, reefs and atolls, it's the largest living structure in the world.

The Great Dividing Range extends down the entire eastern seaboard of the continent, and features many spectacular geographical features within it, such as the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and the Australian Alps in southeast Australia, where the mainland's highest peak of Mt Kosciuszko is located.

In South Australia are the Flinders Ranges, a fascinating mountain range which features Wilpena Pound, a natural amphitheatre, the origins of which are unknown. Another fascinating feature is the Pinnacles National Park in Western Australia, made up of thousands of sandstone formations.

Inland Australia is largely desert, and commonly referred to as the Outback. Few of the deserts are sandy. Most of them are semi-arid, with some waterholes and plenty of saltbush, spinifex and low-growing plants. Some are gibber plains, with gibber being an aboriginal word referring to the fact the these deserts are entirely made up of small stones and pebbles. By contrast, the coasts feature fantastic sandy beaches. In the south is the Nullarbor Plain, a huge, treeless plain which is mainly limestone. Below the Plain are remarkable, enormous natural limestone caves while, where it meets the ocean, there are towering limestone cliffs that make it impossible to get down to the ocean.

The far north is tropical, so features tropical rainforests such as the Daintree. Interestingly, the dry Red Centre of Australia also has remnants of an ancient rainforest.