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Due to various geographical features of Australia, almost 80% of the Australian population live within 25 km of the coast, [13] where most of its capital cities and suburban satellites exist. The largest inland city in Australia is Canberra, the capital city of Australia.
Diversion and capture of natural water flows for irrigation in Australia has been responsible for dramatic changes in environmental water flows, particularly in the Murray–Darling basin. The major part of Snowy River flows was diverted by the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Australia's urban areas use wastewater treatment plants. [10]
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania.
The monuments of Australia reflect the nation's social and political history [2] and by memorialising select moments, contribute to shaping how Australian history is told. Although a significant portion of Australia is desert, the population is highly urbanised and the cities contain some noteworthy monuments.
Eleven convict sites across Australia are listed, the Fremantle Prison in Perth is pictured. [26] Ningaloo Coast: Western Australia: 2011 1369; vii, x (natural) The coastal waters are home to one of the longest coral reefs that are near the shore. In addition to more than 300 species of corals, there are numerous fish, mollusc, and crustacean ...
Aboriginal Australians of the desert produced many important artists, one of the first and most famous being Albert Namatjira, who was born in Hermannsburg in the Great Sandy Desert. [20] About a third of Australia's deserts are now Aboriginal lands. A very large part of it is managed by them as a nature reserve.
This is a list of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories rather than the national government. [1]
The range's natural ecology is protected by large national parks, in particular the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales and the adjoining Alpine National Park in Victoria. These are managed cooperatively as the Australian Alps National Parks by agencies of the Australian government and the state governments of this region.