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What is the largest island south of Australia?
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. Kangaroo Island is the largest island south of Australia that is not a state.
To which state does Australia's largest island belong?
Australia's largest island is the entire state of Tasmania. It lies south of the mainland, on the eastern side.
Is Victoria In West Australia Or South Australia?
Victoria is a state itself, located in the southeastern part of the Australian mainland. It is not part of Western Australia; nor is it part of South Australia.
Australias largest city?
Sydney is Australia's largest city, with a population of about 4,297,100. It is not the capital city.
What island is due south of the Australian mainland?
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. It is actually more southeast of Victoria (another of Australia's states) than just south of Australia itself. Abel Tasman originally named it 'Antony van Diemen's Land' after the governor of Batavia. It was subsequently shortened to Van Diemen's Land, until the colony petitioned to have the name changed to Tasmania,after its European discoverer.Australia's third-largest island, Kangaroo Island, lies south of Australia, off the South Australian coast.Between Tasmania and the mainland are numerous smaller islands in Bass Strait. The two largest of these are King Island and Flinders Island.
What state of Australia is not part of the mainland?
Tasmania is the Smallest state and is below the South East coast of Australia.
What island sits directly south of Australia?
Tasmania is the island south of the Australian mainland. It is, however, part of the nation of Australia.
Who are the neighbors to Tasmania?
Just above Tasmania is the mainland Australia and New Zealand is South-East of Tasmania. Tasmania is a part of Australia
What Australian Territory is smaller than Western Australia?
All Australian territories - mainland and offshore - are smaller than Western Australia. The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are both mainland territories, and they are both smaller than Western Australia. Western Australia is also the largest of the six states.
What island is the largest?
Australia is the world's largest island. Australia is too large to be considered an island, it is a continent. If you disregarding island/continents then Afro-Eurasia would be the largest island at 84,400,000 km2. But by definition of island, Greenland is the largest island, about 1/3 the size of Australia.
What is special about South Australia?
South Australia is located in the central southern part of Australia. It is the only state in Australia that touches all other mainland states. South Australia also hosts the Special Olympics in Australia.
What country lies directly north of Tasmania?
The continent of Australia lies to the north of Tasmania. Tasmania is part of Australia, the mainland of which lies directly to the north.
