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Northern Territory: from the ocean to the heart of Australia

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, located in the central-northern part of the country. The capital is the city of Darwin, a port city with 130,000 inhabitants, located along the Indian ocean. This Australian territory has an area of 1,420,970 square kilometers, and is the third largest state in Australia. Its population […]

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The climate of Victoria: when to go to Victoria

The Australian state of Victoria has a temperate Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and cold and wet winters. The city of Melbourne has a very varied climate, with rainfall well distributed throughout the year, and an annual average of 650 mm of rain. In the state of Victoria the rains are concentrated in the […]

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The climate of South Australia: when to go

South Australia is the driest state in Australia, much of the region is composed of semi-arid territory. South Australia presents various types of weather, climate, ranging from desertic in the north of the state to the mild Mediterranean climate of the coast. Along the coast there are well-marked seasons, summers (from December to February) are […]

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The climate of Canberra: when to go to Canberra

The Australian capital, Canberra, is located about 300 km south-west of Sydney and 150 km from the east coast of Australia. The city of Canberra is located about 580 meters above sea level and has, thanks to the mitigating influence of the nearby sea, a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Rain falls […]

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The climate of Lord Howe island: when to go to Lord Howe

This Australian island is located in the Pacific Ocean 600 km off the coast of New South Wales. Lord Howe Island has a sub-tropical climate characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The average maximum temperatures of the island vary between 19 ° C and 20 ° C in winter and 25 ° C and […]

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The climate of New South Wales: when to go

The climate of New South Wales is temperate, characterized by hot, dry summers and cold wet winters. Along the coast the wettest period are the months between January and June, the average annual rainfall in this area is of 900-1,200 mm. Rather cold is the area of the Snowy Mountains, where during winter (June-August), the […]

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The climate of Queensland: when to go to Queensland

The climate of Queensland is sub-tropical humid climate with two seasons, a rainy and humid season in summer (October to May) and a relatively dry season between June and October. The average maximum temperature in Brisbane, ranging between 29°C in January and 20°C in July. While the average minimum temperatures vary between 21°C in January […]

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The climate of Tasmania: when to go to Tasmania

Tasmania has a maritime temperate climate, with hot and mild summers (December-February) and cold and rainy winters, with snow in the mountains especially in July and August. The steady rain falling throughout the year, but since the prevailing winds are those that blow from west to east, the areas most exposed to rain are western […]

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The climate of Australia: when to go to Australia

The climate of various parts of Australia varies greatly due to the vastness of the country. Australia because of its shapes and sizes is in fact characterized by different types of climate, even very different from each other. In fact, we find a vast central and western area of the country subject to the desert […]

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Australia: kangaroos, Aboriginal and deserts

Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), is the largest state in Oceania and the sixth nation, for surface, in the world, it’s completely surrounded by sea, Australia is washed to the north and east from the Pacific Ocean, and to the south and west by Indian Ocean. The state, a parliamentary monarchy associated with the British Commonwealth. […]