Australian States and Territories
There are 6 Australian States and 2 Mainland Territories.
Australian States
New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is the 5th state or territory in area at around 800,620 square kilometres, located in the southeast of the Australian mainland, it is bordered by Victoria to the south, Queensland to the north, South Australia to the west and the Pacific Ocean/Tasman Sea to the east.
Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is the 6th state or territory in area at around 227,000 square kilometres, located in the southeast of the Australian mainland, it is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west and by the Indian Ocean, Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea to the south.
Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the 2nd state or territory in area at around 1,724,000 square kilometres, located in the northeast corner of the Australian mainland, it is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, by South Australia to the south west, by New South Wales to the south and by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is the 4th state or territory in area at around 978,810 square kilometres, located in the south central part of the Australian mainland, it is bordered by the Northern Territory to the north, by Queensland to the northeast, by Western Australia to the west, by New South Wales and Victoria to the east, by the Great Australian Bight and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is the 1st(largest)Australian state or territory in area at around 2,526,786 square kilometres, located in the western part of the Australian continent and covering a third of the mainland, it is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory to the east and by the Indian Ocean to the north, west and south.
Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas) is the 7th state or territory in area at around 64,500 square kilometres, located off the southeastern corner of the Australian mainland approximately 240 kilometres south of Victoria and separated by Bass Strait. The Indian Ocean lies to the west and the Tasman Sea to the east.
Mainland Territories
The Australian Capital Territory (abbreviated as ACT) is the 8th (smallest) Australian state or territory in area at around 2,350 square kilometres, located within the state of New South Wales.
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is the 3rd state or territory in area at around 1,335,742 square kilometres, located in the central north of the Australian mainland, It is bordered by Western Australia to the west, by South Australia to the south, by Queensland to the east and by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north.
Return from Australian States to Australian-Information-Stories home page
"The Legend of Bimi"
Introduction
There's a tale that begins in the sand hills
That I would like to tell,
Built from myth and many legends,
And my pen it does compel.
The desert's a hot, a hostile place,
Nothing's changed since time began,
There's a hazy unreality there
As if it, in the dreamtime was planned.
The noon of the day is so hot and still,
And over all an expectant hush,
Like a canvas that's waiting impatiently
For the touch of the artists brush.
The fire of the day can change swifly
To the night of startlingly cold,
Many legends are told of the people
Who live in this land so old.
To continue to read the introduction to this wonderful piece of poetry our Mother wrote called
"The Legend of Bimi" just go to our
Epic Poetry page
We know you will love it!