Australia

	Lying about 200 kilometers (124 miles) off the southeastern coast of Australia is the island state of Tasmania. This island has been likened to pre-industrial England because of its temperate climate and lush landscapes. The British, however, used the island for an unsentimental purpose...... ....read more
	The Territory of Christmas Island is a small (135 kmē) territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2360 km northwest of Perth in Western Australia and 500 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia. It maintains about 1500 residents who live in a number of towns on the northern tip of the island..... ....read more
	From space, the Great Barrier Reef looks like a string of iridescent aquamarine jewels around Cape Flattery, Australia. In this northern zone the barrier reef forms a nearly complete ribbon along the margin of the continental shelf. ....read more
	This image shows large solar salt works developed in Useless Loop and Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, Western Australia. The salt (sodium chloride) is produced when ponds are repeatedly flooded with seawater, which is progressively concentrated by evaporation. ....read more