BY : ADELLA LISTYA HANY PSchool : JHS 1 KARANGMOJO

AUSTRALIAN S

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MAP OF AUSTRALIA

Answer: Australia has a total of 8222 islands among its states and

territories. The fi gures for each state and territory are below. Western Australia: 3747 islands Queensland: 1955 Tasmania: 1000 Northern Territory: 887 South Australia: 346 Victoria: 184 New South Wales: 102 Jervis Bay Territory: 1

This fi gure does not take into account the external (off shore) territories of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald Islands, Ashmore Cartier Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory and the Coral Sea Islands Territory.

How many islands does Australia have?

Answer: Tasmania is Austral ia's largest island. It is located south of the southeast

quadrant of the mainland, and is one of the states of Austral ia. The mainland area of Tasmania is 64 519 sq km.

The next largest islands in order of size are:

Melvi l le Island - 5,786 km² Kangaroo Island - 4,416 km² Groote Eylandt - 2,285 km² Bathurst Island - 1,693 km² Fraser Island - 1,653 km² F l inders Island - 1,359 km² King Island - 1,091 km² Mornington Island - 1,002 km²

Austral ia has, in fact, 8222 islands attached to its states and terr itor ies. In addit ion, there are seven external (off shore) terr itor ies / dependencies.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISLANDS OF AUSTRALIA?

NAME THE CAPITALS CITY OF AUSTRALIA

NAME THE CAPITALS CITY OF AUSTRALIA

Australian coat of arms photos

According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on the Australian flag represent the following:

Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice

White - peace and honesty Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour