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Recently, the Prime Minister said that India and Australia will continue to work for a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

About Australia

• Location: It is the smallest continent and the largest country.
• Water Bodies: It is bounded by major bodies namely the Indian Ocean to the west and the South Pacific Ocean to the east. 
• It is separated from
  • Papua New Guinea by the Coral Sea and Torres Strait to the northeast;
  • From Indonesia by the Timor and Arafura seas to the northwest;
  • From Coral Sea Islands Territory by the Great Barrier Reef;
  • From New Zealand by Tasman Sea to the southeast;
• Capital City: Canberra

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Geographical Features of Australia

• Climate: Australia experiences diverse climate types due to its large north-south extent, majorly covering temperate and tropical along with other zones.
• Highest Point: The highest point in Australia, Mount Kosciuszko, at 2,228 m (7,310 ft). 
• Major Rivers: Murray-Darling, Murrumbidgee, & Lachlan.
• Deserts: It consists of expansive deserts such as the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert, and the Simpson Desert. 
• Natural Resources: It consists of gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, rutile, uranium, zinc and zircon, brown coal, cobalt, copper, ilmenite, lithium, silver, tungsten and vanadium.

Source: TH