Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean Geographic coordinates: 27° 0' S, 133° 0' E Coastline: 25,760 km km Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast Elevation: lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m
highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m Natural hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Population: 20,090,437 (July 2005 est.) Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) Capital: Canberra Divisions: 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
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Shag Rock, Australia
By branno, 2008-03-23 10:01:03 The Gutter
24 surge big gutters and caves
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Shag Rock, Australia
By branno, 2008-03-23 09:57:20 Coral Gardens
coral heaps of fish wollongbaba sharks, manta lodge crew, 24 degrees water temp
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A GREAT FISH DIVE SITE,AV 16 MTS DEPTH, WITH EASY GIANT STRIDE ACSESS,FISH TO THICK TO SWIM THROUGH,WHITE TIPPED REEF SHARKS, GIANT COD. ONE OF THE TOP TEN DIVE SITES IN AUSTRALIA IF NOT THE WORLD.
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