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• Australia is the smallest continent in the world by area.
• It covers an area of about 7.69 million km² (2.97 million square miles).
• It is also the only continent that is a single country.
• It is located in the Southern Hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
• It is known as the island continent.
• It covers roughly 6% of the world's total land area.
• It is the flattest Continent.

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• Antarctica is the smallest continent in the world by population.
• First and Largest Continents by area: Asia.
• Second Largest Continents by area: Africa.
• Third Largest Continents by area: North America.
• Fourth Largest Continents by area: South America.
• Fifth Largest Continent by area: Antarctica.
• Sixth Largest Continent by area: Europe.
• Seventh and Smallest Continents by area: Australia.

Last verified on 07-03-2026

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• Australia is called the “Island Continent”.
• Because it is completely surrounded by water.
• It is also the smallest continent in the world.
• It lies between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
• Due to its isolation, it has unique wildlife and geography.

Last verified on 11-04-2026

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Australia provides asylum. 

As a sovereign nation and a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention,

Australia has a formal, active humanitarian program that accepts refugees and processes applications for asylum.

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The Great Sandy Desert is located in Australia.

It specifically in the northwest part of the country.

It covering around 284,000 square kilometers.

It is the second largest desert in the entire continent.

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Glaciers can be found right around the world, even in equatorial Africa.

Australia is the only continent without glaciers.

Due to its generally warm climate and lower altitudes,

Though some glaciers exist on its subantarctic islands, like Heard Island, which is technically part of Australia's territory.