2. • largest island in the world
• south-west of the Pa-cific Ocean
• 7 million km2
• 23 million people
• sixth largest nation in the world
• federal state
• New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia,
Western Australia, Tasmania

3. • since 1927
• 300,000 people
• Building of the Australian Academy of Sciences, the
Australian National University
• oldest and most populated state
• biggest city: Sydney

4. • dry and warm
• southern hemisphere
• hottest month: January
• cooler winters in south
• dry rivers and empty lakes
• Great Artesian Basin

5. • lowest and flattest continent
• Mount Kosciuszko: 2,228m
• no active volcanism
• mostly deserts

6. We hope you learnt something
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