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Featured Article: Arafura Sea
Arafura, ah ruh FOO ruh, Sea is an expanse of water that separates the northern coast of Australia from the island of New Guinea and from Nusa Tenggara (the Lesser Sunda Islands). See more »
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills form a backdrop to the city of Adelaide in South Australia and are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
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Arafura, ah ruh FOO ruh, Sea is an expanse of water that separates the northern coast of Australia from the island of New Guinea and from Nusa Tenggara (the Lesser Sunda Islands).
See more »Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a region in the northeastern corner of Australia's Northern Territory.
See more »Arthur's Pass
Arthur's Pass is a route across the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand.
See more »Atherton Tableland
Atherton Tableland is an area of high, flat land in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
See more »Australian Desert
Australian Desert refers to three deserts that cover most of western and central Australia.
See more »Barkly Tableland
Barkly Tableland is a vast plateau in the Northern Territory and Queensland, in Australia.
See more »Barossa Valley
Barossa, bah ROH suh, Valley is one of Australia's main wine-producing areas.
See more »Barron Gorge
Barron Gorge is a steep depression formed by the Barron River as it flows through northern Queensland, Australia, from the Atherton Tableland to the sea.
See more »Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty is a large bay on the central northern coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
See more »Blue Lake
Blue Lake is situated in the steep-sided depression of the old volcanic cone of Mount Gambier, in South Australia.
See more »Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains of Australia rise about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Sydney in New South Wales.
See more »Bowen Basin
Bowen Basin is a large geological structure in Australia that extends south from Collinsville in Queensland, toward the Queensland-New South Wales border.
See more »Brisbane River
Brisbane River rises in the hills and ranges about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the city of Brisbane, Australia.
See more »Buccaneer Archipelago
Buccaneer Archipelago is a group of islands that lies at the entrance to Yampi Sound, on the northwestern coast of Western Australia.
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