Australia

The continent of Australia, with the island state of Tasmania, is approximately equal in area to the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). Mountain ranges run from north to south along the east coast, reaching their highest point in Mount Kosciusko (7,308 ft; 2,228 m). The western half of the continent is occupied by a desert plateau that rises into barren, rolling hills near the west coast. The Great Barrier Reef, extending about 1,245 mi (2,000 km), lies along the northeast coast. The island of Tasmania (26,178 sq mi; 67,800 sq km) is off the southeast coast.


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  • Wollongong ( WUUL-ən-gong; Dharawal: Woolyungah) is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound of the sea' Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 85 kilometres (53 miles) south of central Sydney

  • Wodonga (Waywurru: Wordonga) is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north-east of Melbourne, Australia It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA Its population is approximately 35,100 and is separated from its twin city in New South Wales, Albury, by the Murray River

  • Winmalee is a town in New South Wales, Australia Winmalee is located 77 kilometres west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains At the 2011 census, Winmalee had a population of 6,593

  • The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Brisbane The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are off the coast by Proserpine The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the commercial centre is Hamilton Island

  • Warrnambool ( ; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743 Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Allansford) marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of the Hopkins Highway

  • Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-east of Melbourne Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north As at the 2016 census, the town had a population of 14,276 people

  • Wanneroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo

  • Wangaratta () is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, 236 km (147 mi) from Melbourne along the Hume Highway The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018 Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually from 2016 to 2018 which is the second highest of all cities in North-Eastern Victoria

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