Australian Geography and Nature

Places and Geography

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  1. What is the capital city of Australia?
  2. Which city is the capital of Tasmania?
  3. Which city is the capital of the Northern Territory?
  4. Which Australian state is the largest by area?
  5. Which river forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria?
  6. What is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland?
  7. Which is the highest point in all of Australian territory, including external territories?
  8. Where is Uluru, the large sandstone rock, found?
  9. Which structure is the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Queensland?
  10. Which salt lake is the lowest natural point in Australia, about 15 metres below sea level?
  11. What is the Nullarbor Plain?
  12. Which strait separates Tasmania from the mainland?
  13. Who designed the Sydney Opera House, which opened in 1973?
  14. Through which Queensland city does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
  15. Which World Heritage rainforest in far north Queensland is among the oldest in the world?
  16. Which national park in the Northern Territory is known for its rock art and wetlands?
  17. Which engineering project, built from 1949 to 1974, diverts rivers through tunnels in the Snowy Mountains?
  18. What is the Great Dividing Range?
  19. Which island off the Queensland coast is the largest sand island in the world?
  20. Which statement about Australia's climate is correct?
  21. Which island off Perth is famous for its quokkas?
  22. When it is noon in Perth (UTC+8) in winter, what is the time in Sydney (UTC+10, no daylight saving)?
  23. Which Western Australian national park in the Kimberley is known for the beehive-shaped Bungle Bungle Range?

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