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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1988
Page
7
Australia lies in the Southern Hemisphere and is called the land down under. The term Australia derives from the Latin australis meaning southern. Its seasons differ from those in the Northern Hemisphere.
Australia marks 200th birthday tracing the First Fleet voyage to Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788. Convicts, guards, and tradesmen began the British settlement to establish a penal colony.
Australia is described as the smallest continent and the largest island, a flat landmass with mountains on the east coast, near Antarctica, and extensive desert areas. The text notes about 16 million people versus the US’s 245 million, highlighting its large size and low population density.
The text outlines Sydney as Australia’s largest city and the First Fleet landing site. It notes that six of seven Australians live on the eastern seaboard and that Aboriginal people have inhabited the continent for over 40 000 years. It explains current demographics and settlement patterns with Aboriginal people making up under 1 percent of the population.
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