Australian Maps"Appreciate the sheer size of Australia!" Below are Australian maps showing the main cities. It's hard however to understand the great distances involved. As an example, the drive from Sydney to Melbourne takes 9 hours. The country is split into states and to the average traveler, this means very little. The only thing that you need to know is that you may be in a different time zone depending on your state. Australia has 5 different time zones operating during the summer months. (Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and NSW/Victoria/Tasmania)
Australia is the only area in the world to be considered a country, a continent AND an island. It is in fact the smallest continent but largest island in the world. The European settlement took place in the late 18th Century but before that, the country was inhabited by 250 different aboriginal nations. The British moved in from 1788, using the East Coast of Australia as a place to house their convicts. Today, Australia has a population of just over 21.7 million. 60% of that is concentrated around the coastal areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Australia is 7.6 million square km and has 36,000 km of stunning coastline. Perhaps that's hard to take in! The following 2 Australian maps should help put the sheer size of Australia into context.
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Now that you've reviewed the australian maps, a trip to Australia should combine a few different areas so that you get a true picture of Australia. Given the distances involved it is best to combine air travel with some road travel through hire cars. Click here to go back to
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