Australia. Guide to Australia

‘transport’

Transportation Australia, marine and rail transportation. Sea transport has always been necessary to move heavy bulk, which are mainly produced in Australia.

In the 1995-1996 fiscal godugruzooborot Australian ports was almost 400 млн. t mezhdunarmillionh bulk (of them 70% accounted for iron ore and coal) and 22 млн. tonnes of international cargo nemassovyh.Million

The scale of trafficking in bulk leading positions were occupied by Dampier Port (железная руда), Port Hedland (желез�iron oree (coal and iron ore) and the Hay Point (coal).

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The development of air transport in Australia has helped to establish communication with the outside world and within the country. On domestic routes passenger transport are mainly provided by the airlines' Kuontas "and" Ansett ".

For decades, the principle of the two airlines was carried out by the federal government, and one of them ("Ansett") a private, and the other ("Transostrelien Airlines" or "Ostrelien Airlines") - State. Besides, engaged in international transportation public company "Kuontas".

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Cultivation of crops is limited mainly eastern and south-eastern peripheral regions of Australia, less developed in the south-west Western Australia and in Tasmania.

After 1950, when it was planted 8 млн. га, there was a significant increase in acreage, up to a record-urovhectare 22 млн. ha 1984. Subsequently, the adverse climatic and economic factors have reduced the acreage to 17 млн. га , but then again began to grow - up to 19,4 млн. hectare per year.hectareMillion

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