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Australia Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oceania | the lands of the central and south Pacific, Including Australia and New Zealand |
| Coral Sea | Off Northeast coast of Australia, extension of Pacific Ocean |
| Great Barrier Reef | Located of the East coast of Australia; it is the world's largest coral reef |
| The Great Dividing Range | Located along the Eastern coast of Australia, it is the continents largest mountain range, and the third longest in the world at 2,100 miles. |
| Great Victoria Desert | Named for Queen Victoria in 1875, it is a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia. |
| Uluru | six-mile wide, nearly twelve story rock in central Australia, it is important to the Aboriginal creation myths |
| Ayers Rock | English name for Uluru |
| Aborigines | term for the indigenous people of Australia |
| Nomadic | wandering, moving about from place to place |
| arid | dry or desert like |
| Outback | The dry, unpopulated inland region of Australia |
| climate | The average annual weather conditions |