介绍澳大利亚 ,澳大利亚地理特征 英文.ppt

The Great Barrier Reef creatures * Geography Feature Australia is marked by uplands in the east, plateau高原 in the west, lowlands or basins and plains in the middle. The eastern uplands include a complex series of high plains, plateau and basins that start from Cape York Peninsular约克角半岛 in the north to Tasmania塔斯马尼亚岛 in the south. The?Great Dividing Range 大分水岭 is Australias most substantial mountain range and the third longest land-based range in the world. It consists of a complex of mountain ranges, plateaus, and upland areas. Mount Kosciuszko 科西阿斯科山? is a?mountain?located in the?Snowy Mountains?in?New South Wales. It is the?highest?mountain in?Australia. The longest river in Australia. Originating in the Eastern uplands, it is 3490 kilometers long. The Murray River墨累河 Along these tributaries as well as the Murray itself there are extensive alluvial plains冲积平原. The Murray River and the Darling River are composed of the Murray?- Darling Basin. The central plains and basins from the bulk of the heartland of Australia. The largest basins has catchment(流域) extending over million of square kilometers in central and northern Australia. The Great Australian Basin 大自流盆地 is largest?artesian basin自留盆地 in the world. It is located in?the central mainland . The Great Australian Basin is the largest distribution of groundwater area in the world. The western plateau is composed mainly of desert and semi-desert. The?area?is?rich?in?mineral?resources. Ayers Rock艾尔斯岩石 is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. The Great Barrier Reef大堡礁 is the world‘s largest coral reef system珊瑚礁群 composed of over 2,900 individual reefs暗礁 and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It helps to limit the impact of human use, such as fishing and tourism.? Here，one find the world‘s richest collection of corals珊瑚, with more than 350 s