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Oceania Fact File
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Area - 8,945,000 sq km / 3,454,000 sq ml |
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Time zones - +8 western Australia - +10 eastern Australia - +12 New Zealand and western Pacific - -11 eastern Pacific |
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Population - 31,892,487 |
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Largest cities - Sydney 3,772,700 - Melbourne 3,218,100 - Brisbane 1,489,100 - Perth 1,262,600 - Adelaide 1,081,009 - all in Australia |
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Largest islands - New Guinea 821,030 sq km / 317,000 sq ml - New Zealand South Island 150,500 sq km / 58,100 sq ml, North Island 114,700 sq km / 44,300 sq ml - Tasmania 67,800 sq km / 26,200 sq ml |
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Longest rivers - Darling flows into Murray River 3,070 km / 1,905 ml - Murray flows into Indian Ocean 2,575 km / 1,600 ml - Murrumbidgee flows into Murray River 1,690 km / 1,050 ml - all in Australia |
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Largest lakes - Eyre 8,900 sq km / 3,400 sq ml - Torrens 5,800 sq km / 2,200 sq ml - Gairdner 4,800 sq km / 1,900 sq ml - all in Australia |
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Highest mountains - Wilheim Papua New Guinea 4,508 m / 14,790 ft - Cook New Zealand 3,753 m / 12,313 ft - Kosciuszko Australia 2,237 m / 7,339 ft |
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Major volcanoes - Ruapehu New Zealand 2,797 m / 9,175 ft - Lamington Papua New Guinea 1,781 m / 5,844 ft - Tarawera New Zealand 1,149 m / 3,770 ft |
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Lowest point below sea level - Lake Eyre Australia 15 m / 49 ft |
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Climate - Temperate New Zealand - Mediterrean southern Australia - Tropical northern Australia and Pacific Islands |
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