Northern Australia
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The term northern Australia is generally considered to include the States and territories of Australia of Queensland and the Northern Territory. The part of Western Australia (WA) north of latitude 26° south — a definition widely used in law and State government policy — is also usually included.

Although it comprises about half of the total area of Australia, northern Australia includes only about one fifth of the Australian population and only one city of more than one million people (Brisbane). However, it includes the main sources of Australian exports, being coal from the Great Dividing Range in Queensland and the natural gas and iron ore of the Pilbara region in WA. It also includes major natural tourist attractions, such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), the Great Barrier Reef and the Kakadu National Park.

The area is also notable for its primarily tropical, sub-tropical, or arid environmental and climatic conditions.

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See also

• Southern Australia
• Eastern states of Australia

Further reading

• Richards, Leslie P.(2007) A guide to cruising Northern Australia : anchorages Darwin to Carnarvon Malak, N.T. : Adventure Yarns. ISBN 9780975185742

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