Australia. Guide to Australia

‘climate’

Танами (Tanami) - Rocky-sandy desert in the north of Australia. Tanami Desert occupies the central part of Northern Territory of Australia and a small area north-eastern part of Western Australia. To the south-east of the desert town is Alice Springs, and to the west - Great Sandy Desert.

  

  

The desert is a typical central Australian desert steppe areas with extensive sandy plains. The main landforms are sand dunes and sandy plains, and small water pools of the river Lander, where there are holes with water, drying up swamps and salt lakes.

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Территория Джервис Бей ( Jervis Bay Territory, JBT) - Located on the southeast coast of Australia, on the south shore of the bay Jervis, about 200 km south of Sydney.Jervis Bay Territory area is about 6677 hectare. the land was bought by the Australian Government in 1915 year, the state New South Wales, to the capital Канберра had access to the sea. Up 1989 Territory, the Jervis Bay was part of the Australian Capital Territory.

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Новый Южный Уэльс  (New South Wales, NSW) - State of the south-eastern Australia. The area of ​​the state is 809 444 miles. population - 6,765 million. The capital and largest city - Sydney.Other major cities - Newcastle, Uollongong, Vagga-Vagga, Olburi, Tamworth.

In the north of the state borders Квинслендом, on the east by the waters of the Tasman Sea (Pacific), the south is bordered by Victoria, in the west - South Australia. The staff consists of two enclaves - the subject of the federation - Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.

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