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This is a list of the extreme points of Australia (the country, not the continent). The list includes extremes of cardinal direction, elevation, and other points of peculiar geographic interest. The location of some points depend on whether islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory (which is not universally recognised) are included.
Australia is an original signatory to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. Under Article IV, all territorial claims are held in abeyance. Only four other countries accept Australia's claim to sovereignty, being New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France and Norway, all of which have territorial claims in Antarctica and mutually accept each other’s ...
The extent of the Greater Sydney greater capital city statistical area is designated by thick grey line and black text. The greater capital city statistical areas are the eight unique statistical divisions delineating the broadest possible concept of each state or territory capital city, constructed from one or more whole labour market areas ...
New South Wales extends its borders further west in mainland Australia. 1829 – The British Empire establishes the Swan River Colony in western mainland Australia. 1832 – Swan River Colony is renamed the "colony of Western Australia". 1836 – The Colony of South Australia is established.
Western Australia 1833 Goulburn: New South Wales First Inland city 1833 Muswellbrook: New South Wales 1834 Portland: Victoria: Oldest European settlement in Victoria. 1834 Wollongong: New South Wales 1834 Pinjarra: Western Australia 1835 York: Western Australia [8] [9] 1835 Melbourne: Victoria Second-largest city in Australia and capital of ...
Map of Australia. The definition of a city in Australia varies between the states. State capital cities may include multiple local government areas (LGAs) within their boundaries and these LGAs may be cities in their own right. Cities listed below are those as defined by the states in which they are located.
This is a list of cities and towns in the Australian state of New South Wales with a population of 5,000 or greater as at the 2021 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town.
Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island, 2007 Greenly Island; a distant view taken from the sea (circa 1903) (State Library of South Australia PRG 280/1/1/120) Chinamans Hat Island as viewed from the nearby coastline View of Pearson Island from its south end circa 1914 (State Library of South Australia PRG-280-1-12-263)