User:JustynR10/Australasia

Geography
Australasia covers Australia, New Zealand & the Torres Strait. The region is widespread with over 48000km between some of the islands of Australasia. Despite being under the same general consensus of Australasia, a vast array of cultural differences can be noted between each of the countries. Hundreds of different languages make up the region.

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Australasia approximately makes up 5.3% of all the land on earth & 1.5% of the earths total surface. Despite being majority a flat area, the highest point of Australasia is found at Mount Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea with a height of 4509m.

Climate & Seasons
All of Australasia is located in the southern hemisphere; therefore the seasons are experienced at the following times of the year: Summer:- December, January & February, Autumn:- March, April & May, Winter:- June, July & August and lastly Spring:- September, October & November.

Australasia has a wide array of climates ranging from Deciduous forest, rainforest, Savanna, desert & desert scrub. This is widely due to the vast amount of area between the different countries that make up the region. For example, Papua New Guinea has is predominantly rainforest & Australia is predominantly desert due to its outback.