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| Location | Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean |
| Geographic coordinates | 27 00 S, 133 00 E |
| Map references | oceania |
| Area |
total: 7,686,850 sq km water: 68,920 sq km note: includes lord howe island and macquarie island land: 7,617,930 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 25,760 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm |
| Climate | generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
| Terrain | mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: lake eyre -15 m highest point: mount kosciuszko 2,229 m |
| Natural resources | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
| Land use |
arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.41% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 24,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires |
| Environment - current issues | soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: climate change-kyoto protocol |
| Geography note | world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer |
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