Australia: History and Geography
station (ranch). At 30,028 km2 it is almost
the same size as Belgium.
Fun Facts About Australian
Geography
Population density in Australia is usually
calculated in km2 per person, not people
per km2.
Australians have 380,000 m2 per person
available. Yet well over 90% are cramming
into our coastal cities.
We call Australian's from Queensland
"banana benders", and people from
Western Australia "sandgropers".
Fun Facts About Australian
Geography
Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef has a mailbox. You can
ferry out there and send a postcard, stamped with
the only Great Barrier Reef stamp.
The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they
are also known, receive more snow than
Switzerland.
Melbourne has the second largest Greek
population in the world, after Athens.
Historical Highlights
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