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7 continents & 5 Oceans
Our World at Night!
Australia is the smallest
continent on Earth.
• Land that is completely surrounded by
water is called an island. Australia is
an island continent.
Australia
• Tasmania is a small island
that is part of Australia.
Oceans that surround Australia:
The Indian Ocean is to the west of
Australia and the Pacific Ocean is to
the East.
Australia is just one country.
• It is located below the equator. It is
often called the land “down under”
because it is located under the
equator.
OCEANIA
• There are many small areas of land
around Australia. Tahiti, Fiji, and New
Zealand are three of these areas.
These areas do not belong to any
continent. The part of the world that
includes Australia and these small
areas of land is called Oceania
(O·ce·an·i·a) [oh-shee-an-ee-uh]
Landforms:
Landforms
The most famous rock formation in
Australia is Uluru or Ayers Rock
Uluru is one of the largest rocks on
the earth.
Ulura
• Ulura is a huge, reddish rock. It is one
and a half miles long and more than
one thousand feet high!
Outback-The outback is dry and
flat. Large deserts are found
It’s located in the center of
here.
Australia.
Outback
Aborigines of Australia
Natives of
Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef
• In the oceans around Australia and
many of the islands of Oceania are
coral reefs. Coral reefs look like walls
of rock. They are not made of rock,
however. Coral reefs are groups of
tiny animals. These animals are called
coral polyps.
Beautiful fish swim
in and out of it.
The Great Barrier Reef is filled with
strange shapes and bright colors.
Dugong
Rainbow Fish
Sea Turtle
Sea Lions
Sea Lion
Platypus
A platypus has webbed feet and a bill like a duck.
Its body is covered
In fur.
Major Rivers
• The longest river in Australia is the
Murray River. (2,330 mi) long and the
Darling River.
Peddle Steamer on the Murray River
The largest saltwater lake in
Australia is Lake Eyre.
Lake Eyre, an enormous salt
lake in the middle of the desert
Lake Eyre is rarely filled with water. When
Lake Eyre is dry, the salt from the water
makes a thick crust on the ground.
Highest Mountain
Mount Kosciusko 7,310 feet
Huge Forests: Eucalyptus
forests grow in Australia.
Australian Animals-Kangaroos
Female Kangaroos carry their
babies in pouches.
Emu
EMU
Kookaurras make sounds called
calls. A kookaburra’s call
sounds like a person laughing.
wild dogs called dingoes are
animals that live in the bush.
Koalas
• Koalas are other animals that live in Australian
eucalyptus forests. They spend most of their times
in trees. Koalas have strong legs for climbing trees.
They use their sharp claws to keep from sliding down
the trees. Koalas eat bark and leaves of eucalyptus
trees.
Sheep
Sheep
In the outback,
ranchers raise sheep
for wool. Australia
produces more wool
than any other country.
Sydney - One of Australia's largest Cities.
Famous landmark is the Sydney Opera House!
Melbourne is one of Australia’s
biggest cities.