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Australia
History
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Colonization of Australia begins and the colony of New South Wales is established as a new penal colony for the British after the end of the American revolution
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From about 1815 the colony, under the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie, began to grow rapidly as free settlers arrived and new lands were opened up for farming. Despite the long and arduous sea voyage, settlers were attracted by the prospect of making a new life on virtually free Crown land. From the late 1820s settlement was only authorised in the limits of location, known as the Nineteen Counties.
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WW1 breaks out and Australia immediately expands by grabbing North German New Guinea and sends thousands of expeditionary forces for the war effort of the British
After WW2 Australia stayed in loose British control and officially gained independence in 1986 with Queen Elizabeth The 2nd Being the first monarch of a free Australia
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Flora
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Prominent features of the Australian flora are adaptations to aridity and fire which include scleromorphy and serotiny
Fauna
The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 90% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia.
The reason Australia has such unique animals was its long isolation from the rest of the world. So the animals that were already on the continent evolved, in isolation, into animals most suitable for the Australia's harsh, dry environment.
Geography
Australia is part of the continent of Australiasia which also includes the country of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
Australia sits between the Tasman sea, the Indian Sea, and the Arafura sea
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