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10 facts about geography of Australia

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1. Australia was an uninhabited island until about 60,000 years

2. officially called the Commonwealth of Australia

3. The largest island island in the world.

4. smallest continent.

5. Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere, south of Asia, near Indonesia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

6. 12th-largest economy and sixth-highest per-capita income.

7. Capital: Canberra

8. Highest Point: Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet

9. Lowest Point: Lake Eyre -49 feet

10. Europeans did not discover Australia until 1770

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