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GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
| Highest mountains |
1. Wilhelm - 4 509 m. (Papua New Guinea) 2. Giluwe - 4 368 m. (Papua New Guinea) 3. Bangeta - 4 121 m. (Papua New Guinea) |
| Longest rivers |
1. Murray - 2 520 km. (Australia) 2. Darling - 1 390 km. (Australia) |
| Largest Lakes |
1. Torrens - 5 900 qu. km. (Australia) 2. Gairdner - 4 300 qu. km. (Australia) |
| Largest islands |
1. New Guinea - 800 000 qu. km. (Papua New Guinea,Indonesia) 2. Southern - 149 463 qu. km. (New Zealand) 3. Northern - 84 400 qu. km. (New Zealand) |
| Highest rec. temperature | + 53 deg. C - Cloncurry, Australia |
| Lowest rec. temperature | - 22 deg. C - Charlottes Pass,Australia |
| Lowest av. annual rainfall | 10 cm. - Mulka,Australia |
| Most densely populated country | Nauru |
| Least densely populated country | Australia |
| Most populated cities |
Sydney - 3,935 mln. Australia, Melbourne - 3,322 mln. Australia, Brisbane - 1,521 mln. Australia |