The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources...

The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Norfolk Island (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...

The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Coral Sea (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the...

The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Cocos Islands (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...

The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Christmas Island (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...

Explanation of why Antarctica has fossils of ferns, amphibians, and reptiles. Gondwanaland is discussed and shown in an interactive map.

Learn about the region of Australia, Oceania, and its countries on this website. Find out about the flags, maps, exports, natural resources, geography, and languages of Oceania.

Finding the right software, tool or app can be challenging. This module will help you find a tool for a specific task and allows you to compare similar tools to find the best match. Some of the information is only useful for university...

South Seas is an online reference guide to Captain James Cook's momentous first Pacific voyage of discovery (1768-1771). As well as providing the full text of Cook's journal and other important contemporary accounts of the voyage, it...

A map from 1915 of Australia showing mean rainfall distribution throughout the region in July, given in inches of precipitation. The map is color-coded to show the areas of sparse, moderate, and heavy rainfall.

A map from 1915 of Australia showing mean rainfall distribution throughout the region in January, given in inches of precipitation. The map is color-coded to show the areas of sparse, moderate, and heavy rainfall.

A map from 1915 of Australia showing the population density of the region at the time. This map is keyed to show areas of population densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to areas of over 128 inhabitants per square...

A map of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania in 1920 showing counties, cities, ports, railroads, cables and major overland telegraph lines, rivers, mountains, and coastal features.

This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...

An eight-question geography quiz over Australia.

"The relief-forms of Europe are vastly more complicated than those of either the Americas, Africa, or Australia.

Explore the geography, history, government and facts of Australia. Maps and current flag are included.

Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...

A map of South Australia in 1920, showing cities and ports, railways, lakes, rivers, mountains, and coastal features.

A map of Queensland, Australia in 1920, showing counties, cities and ports, railways, submarine cable and important overland telegraph routes, rivers, lakes, mountains, and coastal features. The map shows the Great Barrier Reef and...

A map of Queensland, Australia in 1920, showing counties, cities and ports, railways, submarine cable and important overland telegraph routes, rivers, lakes, mountains, and coastal features. The map shows the Great Barrier Reef and...

A map of South America from 1906 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, terrain and coastal features. An outline map of Pennsylvania at the same map scale is included to show...

A map of Tasmania, Australia, in 1920, showing counties, cities and ports, railways, lakes, rivers, mountains, and coastal features.

A 1920 map of New South Wales in Australia showing cities, rivers, mountains, and coastal features. The Federal District and the Australian capital of Canberra are also shown.