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1. The three main land regions of Australia are; Western Plateau, Central Lowlands and Eastern Highlands.
2. The Australian alps are in Victoria 
3. The mountains in the Australian alps are rounded because they are extremely old and they have been subjected to erosion for over 860 million years
4. Uluru is located in the very south-west corner of the Northern Territory.
5. Uluru which is also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World Heritage Site.
6. In the middle of the day the Sun’s rays pass through less thickness of atmosphere so less of the blue light is filtered. Where as at sunrise and sunset, the Sun’s rays pass through a greater thickness of atmosphere; therefore, more of the blue light is filtered, giving it a really red colour
7. A drainage basin is an area of land where surface water from rain meet at a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean.
8. The two largest drainage basins in Australia are; Lake Eyre and the Murray - Darling basin.
9. The three largest rivers in Australia are; the Murray River, Murrumbidgee River and the Darling River.
10. The water in lake Eyre basin flows down to Lake Eyre, although most of the water is actually lost through evaporation
11. Finke River is unusual because it only flows a few days each year, also most of the water is lost to evaporation through the Simpson Desert, and it's believed that water flowing through it has only reached Lake Eyre once in the last century.
12. The Fraklin river is located in the south-west area of Tasmania. It has become synonymous with conversation because of the ‘Battle to Save the Franklin’ campaign which rescued it from being dammed for hydro-electric power in the 1980s. The campaign by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society and other conservation groups used the media to raise awareness nationally and internationally, and mobilised thousands of people in peaceful protests.
13. The Fraklin River was saved by the court ruling for it to be a environmental landmark