Featured
Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee River, a major river in Australia and a part of the Murray-Darling system.
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Australia is largely desert while New Zealand is mostly mountains. Both are affected by the ocean, especially on their respective coastal plains.
See the World
-
The Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef, a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean extending about 1,250 miles (2,000 km) along the coast of Queensland, Australia. See more »
-
Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand, the nation's largest city and an important seaport. It occupies a narrow isthmus on New Zealand's North Island. See more »
-
Botany Bay
Botany Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of New South Wales, Australia. See more »
-
Cape York
York, Cape, an arm of land on the northern shore of Baffin Bay, Greenland. Cape York was used as a station by Admiral Peary in his polar explorations. See more »
-
Christchurch
Christchurch, New Zealand, the capital of Canterbury Province. It is on the east coast of the South Island at the base of Banks Peninsula, eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific. See more »
-
Furneaux Group
Furneaux Group, a group of Australian islands that form part of the state of Tasmania. See more »
-
Lake Eyre
Eyre, Lake, a large intermittent salt lake in south-central Australia. It covers about 3,600 square miles (9,300 km2) and lies 52 feet (16 m) below sea level—the lowest elevation on the continent. See more »
-
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island, hou, a dependency of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea 435 miles (700 km) northeast of Sydney. See more »
-
Mount Cook
Cook, Mount, the highest peak (12,349 feet [3,764 m]) in New Zealand. It is located in Tasman National Park in the west-central part of the South Island, and is part of the Southern Alps. See more »
-
Mount Kosciusko
Kosciusko, Mount, the highest peak in Australia. It rises 7,310 feet (2,228 m) above sea level, in southeastern New South Wales, near the Victoria border, and forms part of the Australian Alps. See more »
