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Not counting the continent itself, there are over 8222 islands, especially in Western Australia and the Capes of the Northern Territory. Some of these islands include:
- Tasmania (a state, off the southeastern coast, largest island)
- Flinders Island (Tasmania)
- Phillip Island (Victoria - south of Melbourne in Western Port Bay)
- French Island (Victoria - preserve island off Melbourne)
- Frasier Island (Queensland) - largest sand island in the world
- Torres Strait islands(Queensland, northernmost islands, off New Guinea)
- Melville Island (Northern Territory) - 2nd largest Australian Island
- Bathurst Island (with Melville Island, the Tiwi Islands)
- Groote Eylandt (Great Island, Northern Territory)
- Kangaroo Island (South Australia, south of Adelaide, 3rd largest island)
- Dirk Hartog Island (Shark Bay, Western Australia)
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Does Australia own any islands?
Australia has 8,222 islands.
What is the island nation located in the Indian and pacific ocean?
there are a lot of islands like:Andaman Islands (India)Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)Christmas Island (Australia)Cockatoo Island (Australia)Cocos (Keeling) Islands(Australia)Dirk Hartog Island (Australia)Garden Island(Australia)Houtman Abrolhos (Australia)Jaffna Islands (Sri Lanka)Kangaroo Island (Australia)King Island (Australia)Koolan Island (Australia)Lakshadweep Islands (India)Langkawi Islands (Malaysia you have to have a spacific one!
What are barrier islands?
islands of coast of australia
Where are the abrolhos islands in relation to WA?
The Abrolhos Islands are located in Australia. The Abrolhs Islands in Australia are located to the south west of Washington State.
Two islands east of Australia?
Lord Howe Island and Norfolk are 2 islands east of Australia.
Which sea is between Australia and the Solomon Islands?
The Coral Sea lies between Australia and the Solomon Islands.
What is the name of one of the south pacific islands in Australia?
There are no South Pacific islands in Australia. Australia is a single country and continent in the South Pacific, but the South Pacific Islands are not within Australia. Australia should not be confused with the general geographical region known as Oceania.
1000s of islands including australia and new zealand?
Polynesia excludes Australia, Australasia excludes most of the Pacific Islands, so Oceania is thousands of islands that include Australia and New Zealand.
What sea is found between Australia and Solomon Islands?
The Coral Sea is found between Australia and the Solomon Islands.
What is the 1000's of islands including Australia and New Zealand?
Polynesia excludes Australia, Australasia excludes most of the Pacific Islands, so Oceania is thousands of islands that include Australia and New Zealand.
In ww2the islands near Australia where a main battle was fought were the?
In World War II, the islands near Australia where a main battle was fought were the ________. solomon islands
What are the islands northwest of Australia?
The closest islands northwest of Australia are those of East Timor, followed by the islands of Indonesia. Some of the 17000 Indonesian islands directly northwest of Australia are Bali, Java, Flores, Sulawesi, Komodo, Sumbawa and Lombok.
