Australia's position on the Plate
On the world map, Australia is a very noticeable country. Australia is big enough to see but also small enough to not see all the time. Australia is located on the bottom right side of the map. On the bottom right side of the world map, Australia is the big country on the right side.
Australian Land Events
Newcastle, NSW Earthquake
This was one of Australia's worst natural disasters. In 1989, an Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck Newcastle. this Earthquake killed 13 people, injured 160 and caused $4 billion worth of damage. it damaged an area of 9,000sq km, including 147 schools, 35,000 homes and 3000 buildings.
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Australian Landforms
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters are rock structures formed in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. There are three rock formations, each with their own names Meenhi (922 m tall), Wimlah (918 m tall) and Gunnedoo (906 m tall).