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 Lying
between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia is about
4000 kilometres from east to west, and about 3200 kilometres
from north to south, with a coastline 36735 kilometres long.
In
most parts of Australia, climate extremes are not too severe,
but the interior of the continent is generally hot and dry
in the day and can be bitterly cold at night. Southern areas
of Australia have a Mediterranean climate. Summer starts in
December, autumn in March, winter in June and spring in September.
However, autumn and spring days are often warm and very pleasant
in Sydney and Adelaide.
As
you head north, the seasonal variations become fewer, until
in the Far North around Darwin, you are in the tropical monsoonal
belt where there are just two seasons the wet and the dry.
Select
Region:
Wine
Country
Southern Outback
Kangaroo
lsland
Red
Centre
Top
End
Kimberly
Tropical
North
Tasmania
Capital
Cities
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