Australia and oceania is a continent made up of thousands of islands throughout the south pacific ocean. Australia facts for kids facts for kids geography animals. Amanda briney is a professional geographer, writer, and scholar with three university degrees and. Here are some interesting australia facts which were chosen and researched by kids. A book capturing the lives of unique outback characters, their compelling stories and life in the bush launched in broome last week.
Outbackfree is a handpicked selection of unforgettable outback experiences. This mystical region draws visitors from around the world to its inspiring and otherworldly desert landscape. Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent. There are many places to go, modes of travel to get there and tours of the australian outback, peter robinson reveals which one may just suit you. The outback is the remote area of australia, which is most of the continent. The australian outback encompasses just about everywhere else, covering 6. Coober pedy is located about halfway between alice springs and port augusta. Stories of australian country people is a beautifully designed coffeetable hardback written by helen kent of kent saddlery, featuring a collection of fascinating yarns and accompanying photos from everyday country folk from the kimberley and pilbara regions and. The remote australian outback accounts for most of the land mass of the island continent, yet over 90% of australias population lives in and around the coastal cities, primarily in the south and the east. All of inland australia and most of north and northwest australia is generally known as outback australia. There is a range of selfdrive itineraries to explore in outback wa such as perth to wave rock, wave rock to hopetoun, hopetoun to esperance and. Many indigenous australians retain strong physical and cultural links to their traditional. Book captures life in the outback the west australian.
This island continent is surrounded by vast oceans and seas indian ocean, pacific ocean, the timor sea. The outback loop takes travellers on a historic and cultural tour across the everchanging landscape of the south australian and queensland outback including homesteads, ruins, historic and significant landmarks, along with the natural phenomenon of the areas beautiful lakes systems, rivers, creeks, deserts, salt pans, gibber plains, and more. The outback is a great region to go exploring and seek adventure. The australia flag is blue with the flag of the uk in the upper hoistside and a large sevenpointed star in the lower hoistside known as the commonwealth or federation star. Track the outback experience the desert landscapes, vast salt pans, and rugged ranges of south australias outback. Outback by aaron fletcher meet your next favorite book. Australia is the only country in the world that occupies a single continent.
When you feel like you want to get away and explore the wilderness for a little while, you can always count on the open spaces and the picturesque natural locations of the outback. Top 10 books about the australian bush books the guardian. Getting to outback western australia is easy, with the most direct route from perth to kalgoorlie either by plane or embark on a road trip from the city to the goldfield in just over 6 hours. Outback western australia guide australian traveller. Generally, the term is applied to semiarid inland areas of eastern australia and to the arid centre of the western plateau and its semiarid northern plains in western australia where bodies of water are scattered and frequently dry. The red expanse of uluru, the natural and cultural wonders of kakadu national park and the tropical backdrop of darwin are just a few of the captivating sights in. New south wales geography new south wales australias. Various tourism companies in australia offer different modes to explore the. Physical features of australia free download as powerpoint presentation.
However, this selection of topclass nonfiction offers reallife stories of hardship, endurance and. These 3 coffeetable style books are designed to be a set. Welcome to outbackfree, the only way to explore, compare and book your tours for australias stunning outback. Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere and belongs to oceania. Although it is a large country, its topography is not too varied, and most of it consists of low desert plateau.
The outback is sparsely populated, but is home to a number of aboriginal groups. There are a number of tracks which lead through western australia, although whichever you are travelling on you should make sure that you carry all essential supplies with you and plenty of fuel and water. Alice springs is not only in the geographical center of australia but also the center of the areas white settlement. Get an australian camping guide book that tells you about the kazillions of free campsites in this wonderful part of the world. The great thing about australia is that although most of its regions have been highly urbanized, you can always visit the australian outback to take a breather.
There is even a hot air balloon tour to give the perspective from above. They contain more than 800 fascinating photos taken on nearly 60 huge cattle stations spread across the top of australia. Adventure and outdoors tours air, helicopter and balloon tours cruises, sailing and water tours cultural and theme tours customised evening extended food and wine tours full day half day or less nature and wildlife nightlife tours shopping tours sightseeing tours sports tours walking and biking tours. Australia oceania is the smallest continent of the seven continents and many consider it as the largest island in the world, however, greenland is the biggest island country. Any length of a walk along the fiery red earth will stain your toes a copper orange. The outback is more remote than those areas named the bush, which include any location outside the main urban areas. This moving bush ballad about the countrys vast interior captures the australian outback in all its moods. Places to visit in australia a virtual tour of the outback. In total, there are some 60 settlements and communities, including aboriginal communities. But we dont just list every possible tour out there. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Australias coast by australian geographic, 9781742453187, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Step away from metropolitan cities with their suits and coffee shops, and journey into rural australia. People will warn you that beyond your line of sight are fearsome creatures such as spiders, snakes, dingoes, and crocodiles hiding.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of australian geographic books online. It is a presentation on the physical features of australia which im sure is excellentely made and will be very helpful. This is where patrick garrity chose to carve a life for himself, raise a family, and work his land. Many types of landscapes are encountered from the coastlines to the outback that covers nearly every type of land form imaginable. The outback is the vast, remote interior of australia. The macdonnell, musgrave, and petermann mountain ranges and four major deserts the. Voss, a fictionalised account of the australian expeditions of explorer ludwig leichardt, won its author the inaugural miles franklin award in 1957, and is listed on pretty much every best australian book list there is.
New south wales geography so many fascinating landmarks make new south wales a geographical wonderland. How to travel the australian outback australian traveller. Australia country profile national geographic kids. Enjoy some pictures that show you how beautiful australias outback is. The story of his journey appeared as a threepart series in national geographic and is described in more detail in cold beer and crocodiles. Top 10 books about the australian bush from miles franklin to bruce chatwin, these writers show how tightly this spectacular but dangerous. Written by annaliese porter when she was only eight years old, this book brings together a gifted, young writer and bronwyn bancroftt, one of australias most celebrated artists. See more ideas about kakadu national park, australia and alice springs. Its one of australias most unique tourist attractions. The remote stations, the farmland, the bush and the arid, neverending outback have inspired memorable novels like euloowirree walkabout by john kiddell and walkabout by james vance marshall. The australian outback is so vast that in certain areas you can actually see the curve of the earths surface. Australia is the country wit the largest amount of beaches.
Australian outback literature novels and nonfiction from the 20th century describing life in outback australia, with particular reference to the aboriginal population. Understand the basic characteristics of australias physical geography. Seeking an outback adventure, many travelers choose alice springs in the northern territory as a staging point because its pretty well smack bang in the middle. I write more about camping in the australian outback here. The geography of the continent is extremely diverse, ranging from the snowcapped mountains of the australian alps and tasmania to large. Below youll find a collection of videos you can watch to get an idea of what a. The diversity of australias features are significant and for those not familiar with the scale of the country, it is easy to think of it as a relatively small island. Peter robinson ventures passed broken hill through uluru and alice springs to the kimberley and back to find out exactly where the great australian outback begins. The outback australian landmarks australian landmarks. This outback facts page gives answers to the most common questions about the vast inland that includes also the australian deserts. It can be accessed from any of the major cities with varying travel times. Australia is located in oceania between the indian and south pacific oceans. Australia s climate is mostly arid to semiarid, but the south and east are temperate and the north is. These books feature outback cattle stations right across northern australia from coast to coast qld, nt, wa.
Adventurers guide to the australian outback cbs pittsburgh. How far do you have to travel into australias outback, before youre actually heading back in. Australias population is very much concentrated in and around a few cities on the eastern, southern and southwestern coast. This area of australias outback is truly breathtaking. Australia is comparable in size to the continental united states. Australias outback harsh but beautiful travel blog. Feb 21, 2012 stop by alice springs the most famous outback town or hike through kakadu national park to observe the natural and cultural landscapes. My aim is to highlight features and drawbacks that i would want to know about as a. Australian outback books, bush poetry, rural reading.
But although white is australias only nobel laureate in literature winning in 1973, for decades it has been popular. The geography of the continent is extremely diverse, ranging from the snowcapped mountains of the australian alps and tasmania to large deserts. Australia travel guide for kids childrens explore the world books ebook. The population of australia is concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. Outback, in australia, any inland area remote from large centres of population. People will warn you that beyond your line of sight are fearsome creatures such as spiders, snakes, dingoes, and crocodiles hiding in the bushes in some remote landscape. Geographically, the outback is unified by a combination of factors, most notably a. The largest town is the mining town roxby downs pop. Theres been a 4wd sitting in my driveway for the past 20 years. Therefore the australian outback spans several thousand kilometres from east to west, and from north to south. Explore australias outback is an inspirational and practical guide to the places and experiences of the australian outback. Savage, vast, lawless and rugged was the australian outback of 1808. With a bit of planning, touring the outback in a family sedan is achievable, as is walking or cycling, though a return isnt guaranteed with those last two. Australias outback is located in the heart of the northern territory.
The great artesian basin is an amazing part of australia geography. It is a place many travellers have fallen in love with. There are camel rides, 4wd outback safaris and helicopter tours to broaden ones central australian experiences. Youll also find info about outback camping tours on that page. While often envisaged as being arid, the outback regions extend from the northern to southern australian coastlines and encompass a number of climatic zones, including tropical and monsoonal climates in northern areas. Explore australias outback by australian geographic and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theres a little bit of outback in every state of australia, but the most robust and wellknown experiences can be found in the northern territory, especially the uluruayers region. Many international travelers visiting australia underestimate the distances between cities and travel times. Like alice springs, we recommend that you use it as a base for your exploring top outback destinations in south australia. Copublished with australian geographic, it combines explore australias expertise in producing quality australian travel and recreational guides with australian geographics stunning photography and knowledge of the. The huge spread of australian outback landscape included is unusual. Australia, outback australia adventure travel, australian bush, australian outback, burra sa, historic town, inspiration, midnight oil, outback australia, photography, travel and tourism a giant wave that no surfer can ride in the australian outback.
Australian coffee table books, outback cattle station. Thats right, in much of australia and in particular in the australian outback bushcamping is free. An introduction to australias outback meander the world. In 1996, roff set off alone into the australian outback on a 10,000mile bicycle trek. The geography of australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the worlds smallest continent but the sixthlargest country in the world.
The murray river, australias largest, rises in the australian alps of new south wales and flows some 2,600 km 1,600 mi west and southwest to empty into the sea below adelaide, south australia. Several other rivers are important, but for the most part they carry great amounts of water in the wet season and are dry for the rest of the year. Australias outback events the greatest thing about. See photos of the south australian outback, a land of rugged landscapes and interesting wildlife. Australian geography landscape, outback, great barrier reef. Copublished with australian geographic, it combines explore australia s expertise in producing quality australian travel and recreational guides with australian geographic s stunning photography and knowledge of the. The outback region has a population of 12,496 as of census of 2006, on an area of 834,679.