Australia — Map Regions
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Flashcards on Australia's eight states and territories, including Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory.
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- Australian Capital Territory
- A small landlocked federal territory carved from New South Wales, created in 1911 to host Canberra, Australia's purpose-built capital city and seat of national government.
- New South Wales
- Australia's oldest and most populous state, founded as a British colony in 1788. Home to Sydney, the largest city, and the Blue Mountains. Located on the southeastern coast.
- Northern Territory
- A vast, sparsely populated federal territory in Australia's north-central interior. Known for Uluru (Ayers Rock), the Top End tropical region, Darwin as its capital, and large Indigenous communities.
- Queensland
- Australia's second-largest state, occupying the northeastern corner. Known for the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests, and its capital Brisbane, host of the 2032 Summer Olympics.
- South Australia
- A southern state known for the Outback, the Flinders Ranges, and the city of Adelaide. A major wine-producing region, home to the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.
- Tasmania
- An island state separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait. Known for rugged wilderness, the Tasmanian devil, cool-climate food and wine, and its capital Hobart.
- Victoria
- Australia's smallest mainland state and second most populous. Home to Melbourne, the cultural and financial hub, the Great Ocean Road, and the Grampians mountain range.
- Western Australia
- Australia's largest state by area, covering the entire western third of the continent. Rich in mineral resources; Perth is the capital, and the region includes the Kimberley and Pilbara.
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