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Place in News: Australia

Posted 10 Oct 2025

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Article Summary

Article Summary

India and Australia signed defence agreements to enhance military cooperation. Australia, the smallest continent and sixth-largest country, features deserts, mountain ranges, major rivers, and the Great Barrier Reef. 

Australia (Capital: Canberra)

India & Australia ink key defence agreements to strengthen operational partnership between two armed forces.

Political Features

  • Location: Australia is the smallest continent and 6th largest country on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans.
  • Water Bodies: Indian Ocean (west) and the South Pacific Ocean (east)

Geographical Features

  • More than 1/3rd of Australia is desert. Important deserts include Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami Desert, Simpson Desert, & Gibson Desert. 
  • Major Mountain Ranges:  Great Dividing Range, & Macdonnell Ranges.
  • Major Rivers: Murray-Darling, Murrumbidgee, & Lachlan.
  • The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Queensland, is the greatest mass of coral in the world.
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