Australia (Capital: Canberra)
India & Australia ink key defence agreements to strengthen operational partnership between two armed forces.
Political Features
- Location: Australia is the smallest continent and 6th largest country on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans.
- Water Bodies: Indian Ocean (west) and the South Pacific Ocean (east)
Geographical Features
- More than 1/3rd of Australia is desert. Important deserts include Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami Desert, Simpson Desert, & Gibson Desert.
- Major Mountain Ranges: Great Dividing Range, & Macdonnell Ranges.
- Major Rivers: Murray-Darling, Murrumbidgee, & Lachlan.
- The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Queensland, is the greatest mass of coral in the world.
