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<span class="title-prefix">Chapter 12</span> Australia and New Zealand</h1>
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<h2 class="title editable block">Identifying the Boundaries</h2>
<p class="para editable block" id="berglee_1.0-ch12_s00_p01">Australia and New Zealand have flora and fauna that are found nowhere else on Earth. Australia is distinctive because it is an island, a country, and a continent—the smallest of the world’s continents. No other land mass can concomitantly make those three claims. Australia consists of a large mainland and the island of <strong class="emphasis bold">Tasmania</strong> to the south. The main physical area of New Zealand, on the other hand, consists of two main islands separated from Australia’s southeastern region by the <strong class="emphasis bold">Tasman Sea</strong>. Australia is surrounded by various seas. The Indian Ocean surrounds its western and southern coasts. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea lie to the north, separated by the <strong class="emphasis bold">Timor Sea</strong> and the <strong class="emphasis bold">Arafura Sea</strong>. The <strong class="emphasis bold">Gulf of Carpentaria</strong> distinguishes <strong class="emphasis bold">Cape York,</strong> which extends north along Australia’s eastern coast almost to Papua New Guinea. The <strong class="emphasis bold">Great Barrier Reef</strong> runs for more than 1,600 miles off the continent’s northeastern shores. The <strong class="emphasis bold">Coral Sea</strong> separates the Great Barrier Reef from the South Pacific. The southern side of Australia is the <strong class="emphasis bold">Great Australian Bight</strong> and the island of Tasmania. A bight is a large, wide bay. To the south of Australia and New Zealand is Antarctica. The two countries have distinct physical geographies. Australia is relatively flat with low elevation highlands and an extensive dry interior, while New Zealand has high mountains and receives adequate rainfall.</p>
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<p class="para">The Tropic of Capricorn runs through the middle of Australia. The Tasman Sea separates Australia from New Zealand.</p>
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