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Capital : Canberra
Situation : Australia, the only continent that is also a country. It lies
between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is surrounded by Timor Sea in the
northwest, Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, Great Barrier
Reef in the northeast and Great Australian Bight in the south. To the southeast of mainland lies the mountainous island of Tasmania.
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Central Lowlands
Located along the western flanks of the Great Dividing Range from Gulf of
Carpentaria in the north of the Great Australian Bight in the South.
Consists series of basins, low lying land, lakes and old lake beds.
Surface of Lake Eyre is the lowest in the region at about 12 m below sea
level.
The region contains two large basins the Great Artesian Basin and the
Murray Darling Basin.
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Southern Alps
The mountains of the South Island, includes the countrys highest peak,
Mount Cook (3,764 m).
Canterbury Plains
The most extensive plains, an example of Piedmont Alluvial Plain crossed
by rivers cover 12,500 km of the South Islands east coast.
The chief farming region in New Zealand.
Mount Egmont
An extinct volcano in south-west of North Island.
Situated to the north of central volcanic plateau of North Island.
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Wellington
Situated on the southern tip of the North Island.
Countrys capital and also the southernmost capital city of the world.
An important sea port on the Cook Strait.
Cattle rearing and dairy is the main economic activity around this city.
Auckland
Biggest city of the country and also the largst port on the coast of North
Island.
Christchurch
Major industrial centre of the South Island.
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Kiribati (Gilbert and Ocean Island)
Area :861 sq. km.
Population :85,501
Capital :Tarawa
These islands are spread over a vast area in South West Pacific.
Has high grade phosphate deposits.
Agriculture and fishing are the main occupations.
Nauru
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2009
Q. Which among the following has the worlds largest reserves of Uranium?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russian Federation
(d) USA
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