Australia

Map of Australia

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 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