Australia is the smallest continent but sixth largest country located between Southeast Asia and Oceania. It has extremely diverse geography ranging from snowcapped mountains to large deserts and forests. The population is mostly concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. Physiographically, Australia can be divided into four regions - the Western Australian Shield which covers half the continent, the Great Artesian Basin which is the world's largest, the Eastern Uplands known as the Australian Cordillera, and narrow Coastal Plains. Major geographic features include the Great Dividing Range, Blue Mountains, and Nullarbor Plain.