Australian continent
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Summary
Australian continent is a continent[1]. It draws 12,882 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Australia[3]
- Country: Australia[4], Papua New Guinea[5], Indonesia[6]
- Continent: Oceania[7]
- Shares border with: Eurasia[8]
- Named after: Terra Australis[9]
- Part of: Earth's surface[10], Ostfeste[11], Oceania[12]
- Commons category: Australia (continent)[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[14], UTC+09:30[15], UTC+10:00[16], UTC+09:00[17]
- Has part(s): mainland Australia[18], Tasmania[19], New Guinea[20], Seram[21]
- Highest point: Mount Kosciuszko[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Southern Hemisphere[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Australia (continent)[24]
- Population: 25,422,788[25], 38,285,866[26]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28], Great dictionary of geographical names[29], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[30]
- Different from: Australia[31], Australien[32], mainland Australia[33]
- Area: 7688094.938 km²[34], 8,213,561 km²[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Australian continent include South Australia[37], a state of Australia[38], in Australia[39], founded in 1836[40]; Australian Shield[41], a shield[42], in Australia[43]; and Australian-Antarctic Basin[44], an oceanic basin[45].
Why It Matters
Australian continent has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include South Australia[37], a state of Australia[38], in Australia[39], founded in 1836[40]; Australian Shield[41], a shield[42], in Australia[43]; and Australian-Antarctic Basin[44], an oceanic basin[45].