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प्रश्न
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Australia is located between latitudes ____ and ____ and, between longitudes ____ and ____. So, this Island continent lies wholly in the ______ hemisphere. Australia is the _____ largest country in the world but is the smallest continent. The name Australia comes from the Latin word _______ meaning Southern. The official name is the ___________ of Australia. Some other popular names are the ‘Land of ______’ and the ‘_____ Continent’.
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उत्तर
Australia is located between latitudes 10°S and 40°S and, between longitudes 114°E and 154°E. So, this Island continent lies wholly in the Southern hemisphere. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world but is the smallest continent. The name Australia comes from the Latin word ‘Australis’ meaning Southern. The official name is the Commonwealth of Australia. Some other popular names are the ‘Land of Migrants’ and the ‘Island Continent’.
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