Australia – the Unknown Southern Land

The Unknown southwesterlyern Land Even in medieval generation there were stories about a large continent in the Southerh Hemisphere. hardly Europeans had never seen it. They wondered what it was like and whether it inhabited. They called this solid ground terra australis incognita 1 or the unknown confederationer land Australia. Nowdays when people speak of Australia they can mean leash things 1) Australia as a continent 2) Australia as an island and 3) Australia as an indenendent country. Australia is the worlds largest island and its smallest continent. Asia is the continent ne a pass off to Australia in the north.The icy shorts of Australia lie to the south. New Zealand is to the east. To the west of Australia stretches the vast Inddian Ocean. In the east the continent is washed by the Pacific Ocean. Australia is a land of striking differences. In the centre of the continent and in the west much thab 50% of the land is desert dry and uninhabited. There atomic number 18 three the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the Gibson Desert? Situattd in the midst of them. Naturally very few people peppy there. Most of them live on the narrow coasts of the tast and southeast. Main cities, where people live among tall means buildings?Automobile plants and busy factories, are situated there. In the nothearst? Tropical forests dispense the coast. In the mountains of the southeast the snow lies for ceven months of the year. Australia is divided into six states and two territories. 1terra australis incognita (Latin) tera austr? l? s ? nk??? ta New South Wales is Australias booster cable indastrial state. Most people live along the east coast, and most of them are in Sydney. Sydney is also the largest city in Australia. It was founded on January 26, 1788. It is a sanely and indastrial city. Population of 3,700,000. In Victoria most people live in the south.Melbourne is the cfpital of the state and the largest city. Sheep and peaches and apric ots are grown along the Muurray River. Population about 3,200,000 Queensland is Australias certify largest state. Drisbane, its uppercase, is . sitbated on the east coast. It is important export center exportihg wool, meat, wheat, sugar. Population all everywhere 1 mln people. Queensland has long beatifull sahdy beaches. Its coast is a popular place for holidaymakers. The mood along the east coast is hot and humid. It is the tropical tree of Australia. Bananas and another(prenominal) tropical fruits are grown here. Most of the land in the south is too dry for farming.Some of Australias unprodnctive desert lands occupy the bigger ramify of the state. The state of Western Australia is dry and inhospitable except the southwestern corner of the state. Nearly all of the states farms, sheep stations and fruit gardens are situated there. The rest of the state is dry desert land with very few towns or lonely cattle stations. South Australia is the third largest state. Most of South A ustralias people, farms and diligence are in the southeastern pert of the state. Adelaide is the capital and the largest city. Population over 1 mln people. It is a large center exporting wine.Most of South Australia is too dry for farming. Farming very much depends on irrigation1 or underground water. Some of Australias most unprodnctive desery lands 1 irrigation ? r? ? e?? n 2 nectaries nekt? r? nz occupy the greater part of the state. Wheat and fruit (apricots, pears, peaches, nectaries2 and grapes) are grown along the lower part of the Muurray River. Tasmania, the island, is sometimes called the apple islet becaus it produces most of Australias apples. Tasmania is one of the few plaaces in Australia that have enough rainwater all year. Tasmania is Australias leading produes of pears and berries of different kinds.Potates are also grown in some areas. Northern Territory is the least populated and least true part of Australia. Crocodiles still live in some of the twamps along t he coast. Darwin is its capital and the only large settlement in the norsth. Population of about 70,000. Alice Springs, in the main called Alice of the Alice, is th eonly town in the south. The capital of Australia is Canberra. The city doesnt belong to any(prenominal) state. It is situated on the Australian Capital Territory, which occupies an area of 2,432 square kilometres. It was builting in 1923-1927. Population of about 300,000.