Australia (continent)

Tags: Continent.

Australia is a continent comprising mainland Australia Tasmania New Guinea Seram possibly Timor and neighbouring islands. The continent is sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul Australinea or Meganesia to distinguish it from the Australian mainland. It is the smallest of the seven traditional continents in the English conception. New Zealand is not part of the continent of Australia but of the separate submerged continent of Zealandia.

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area total (km2)

8.6e+12

demonym

Australian

language

Arabic language, Australian English, Greek language, Italian language, Mandarin Chinese, Austronesian languages, Indonesian language, Tok Pisin, Australian Aboriginal languages, Papuan languages, Hiri Motu language, Cantonese

population total

36000000

latitude

-26.0

longitude

141.0