The topographical features of Australia are high and low.

Australia's topography is characterized by high sides and low middle. Australia is a plateau in the west, a plain in the middle and a mountain in the east.

Australia is a country located in the southern hemisphere. The whole country is surrounded by the ocean. What are the topographical features of Australia? Let's get to know each other.

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The topography of the Australian mainland can be divided into three different terrain distribution areas: east, middle and west. The Australian continent is located in the Indian Ocean plate, so there are few tall landforms formed by plate movement. The geological age of the mainland mountainous plateau is very long. After a long period of external force, the surface of the Australian mainland is relatively undulating and flat, and the overall elevation is not large, with an average elevation of only about 350 meters.

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Because of the great watershed, the east side of the mountain is located on the windward slope of the southeast trade wind from the Pacific Ocean, with abundant precipitation, while the west side of the mountain is located on the leeward slope of the southeast trade wind, with less precipitation. On the one hand, the great watershed refers to the watershed on the terrain, forming different water systems on the east and west sides; On the other hand, it means the watershed of water vapor. The east side of the mountain range is rich in precipitation, while the west side is scarce.

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The Australian mainland is low and flat, with an average elevation of only 300 meters. It is the mildest continent in the world. From west to east, the mainland can be clearly divided into three topographic regions. The west is a broad and flat plateau, the central plain area is called "great artesian basin", and the eastern mountainous area is called the great watershed area. Generally speaking, the terrain is high in the east and low in the west.

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The topography of Australia is very distinctive. Eastern mountainous area, central plain and western plateau. The highest mountain in China, Kosi Asco, is 2228 meters above sea level. Near the sea, it is a long and narrow beach with gentle slope, which gradually turns into a plain to the west. There is the Great Barrier Reef on the northeast coast.

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Lake Aier in central Australia is the lowest point in Australia, and the lake surface is below sea level12m. It is a shallow salt lake, located in the middle of it, and it is a seasonal lake. When filled in rare cases, it is the largest lake in Australia. The lowest point of the lake is below sea level15m (50ft), which is the focus of the Aier Lake Basin. The total area exceeds 65,438+0,000 square kilometers. It is divided into two lakes: North Lake El is long 144 km (90 miles) and wide 65 km (40 miles). South El Lake is 65 kilometers long and 24 kilometers wide (15 miles). The two lakes are connected by a narrow golden waterway.

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