澳大利亚的地理位置.docxVIP

澳大利亚的地理位置位置澳大利亚（Australia）位于南太平洋和印度洋之间，由澳大利亚大陆和塔斯马尼亚岛等岛屿和海外领土组成。它东濒太平洋的珊瑚海和塔斯曼海，西、北、南三面临印度洋及其边缘海。是世界上唯一一个独占一个大陆的国家。澳大利亚位于南半球，面积居世界第六，仅次于俄罗斯、加拿大、中国、美国和巴西，约相当于五分之四个中国。它东临太平洋，西临印度洋，海岸线长达37000公里。PositionAustralia (Australia) between the South Pacific and India ocean, consists of the Australian mainland and Tasmania island and other islands and the overseas territories. The Pacific Ocean sea of coral and Tasman it East, West, north, three facing south India ocean and the marginal sea. Is only an exclusive one, countries in the world.Australia is in the southern hemisphere, area ranks sixth in the world, second only to Russia, Canada, Chinese, American and Brazil, the equivalent of about 4/5 Chinese. It faces the Pacific on the East, west of India ocean, with a coastline of 37000 km.地形澳大利亚的地形很有特色。东部山地，中部平原，西部高原。全国最高峰科修斯科山海拔2228米，在靠海处是狭窄的海滩缓坡，缓斜向西，渐成平原。沿海地区到处是宽阔的沙滩和葱翠的草木，那里的地形千姿百态：在悉尼（Sydney）市西面有蓝山山脉的悬崖峭壁，在布里斯本北面有葛拉思豪斯山脉高大、优美而历经侵蚀的火山颈，而在阿德雷德市西面的南海岸则是一片平坦的原野。澳大利亚的大部分国土，约70%，属于干旱或半干旱地带，中部大部分地区不适合居住。澳大利亚有11个大沙漠，它们约占整个大陆面积的20%。由于降雨量很小，大陆以上的面积被沙漠覆盖。澳大利亚是世界上最平坦、最干燥的大陆，中部洼地及西部高原均为气候干燥的沙漠，中部的艾尔湖是澳大利亚的最低点，湖面低于海平面16米。能作畜牧及耕种的土地只有26万平方公里。沿海地带，特别是东南沿海地带，适于居住与耕种。这里丘陵起伏，水源丰富，土地肥沃。除南海岸外，整个沿海地带形成一条环绕大陆的“绿带”，正是这条绿带养育了这个国家。TerrainAustralian terrain characteristics.East Mountain, the Central Plains, the western plateau. Kosciuszko national peak 2228 meters above sea level, near the sea is the narrow beach gentle slope, the gently inclined to the west, Jiancheng plain. The coastal area is full of wide sandy beaches and lush vegetation, where the topography in different poses and with different expressions: in Sydney (Sydney) city, west of the Lanshan mountains in the north of Brisbane precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs, GE RathbunMoorhouse tall mountains, beautiful and through erosion of the volcano neck, while in Ardley De City West South Coast is flat fields.Most of the land in Australia, about 70%, belong to arid or semi-arid zones, most areas of central uninhabitable. Australia has 1