Australia

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Australia • CANBERRA • MELBOURNE INTL ARPT • SYDNEY • ADELAIDE CITY • ALICE SPRINGS ARPT • BRISBANE • CAIRNS AIRPORT • DARWIN • HOBART CITY • PERTH CITY

Official name: Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra Area: total: 7,686,850 sq km water: 68,920 sq km note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island land: 7,617,930 sq km Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean Geographic coordinates: 27 00 S, 133 00 E Comparative Area: slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 25,760 km Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m

Map of Australia