Recently, the Prime Minister said that India and Australia will continue to work for a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
About Australia:
Location: It is the smallest continent and the largest country.
Water Bodies: It is bounded by major bodies namely the Indian Ocean to the west and the South Pacific Ocean to the east.
It is separated from:
Papua New Guinea by the Coral Sea and Torres Strait to the northeast;
From Indonesia by the Timor and Arafura seas to the northwest;
From Coral Sea Islands Territory by the Great Barrier Reef;
From New Zealand by Tasman Sea to the southeast;
Capital City: Canberra
Geographical Features of Australia
Climate: Australia experiences diverse climate types due to its large north-south extent, majorly covering temperate and tropical along with other zones.
Highest Point: The highest point in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko
Major Rivers: Murray-Darling, Murrumbidgee, & Lachlan.
Deserts: It consist expansive deserts such as the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert, and the Simpson Desert.
Natural Resources: It consist of gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, rutile, uranium, zinc and zircon, brown coal, cobalt, copper, ilmenite, lithium, silver, tungsten and vanadium.
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