Want to know whether australia is an iceland surrounded by water?
2007-08-13 01:06:00 · 11 answers · asked by mehta123arvind 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
No, it's not. It has even deserts.
"By far the largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. Australia is the flattest continent, has the oldest and least fertile soils, and is the driest inhabited continent. Only the south-east and south-west corners of the continent have a temperate climate. Most of the population lives along the temperate south-eastern coastline. The landscapes of the northern part of the country, with a tropical climate, consist of rainforest, woodland, grassland, mangrove swamps and desert. The climate is significantly influenced by ocean currents, including the El Niño southern oscillation, which is correlated with periodic drought, and the seasonal tropical low pressure system that produces cyclones in northern Australia."
2007-08-13 01:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by marcelino angelo (BUSY) 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
as others said, It is generally not considered an island, but rather a continent.
you should be careful about your translation; "island" and "iceland" may be the same word in some languages, but in English "Iceland" means a specific island-nation in the north Atlantic east of Greenland, west of Norway and north of the UK.
2007-08-13 17:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean island? Australia is large land mass, considered both a country and a continent. Technically, as it is surrounded by water it might be considered an island but due to its size you won't necessarily classified as such in all references.
2007-08-13 08:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by John V 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Australia is not considered an island due to its size.
"But it looks like an island", you might say. Well, so do North and South America if you look at them the right way. Nobody considers them an island...
2007-08-13 14:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean island?
Australia is not considered an Island as it is the largest land mass of Australasia/Oceania. It is however the World's smallest continent.
The World's largest Island is Greenland which is actually smaller than Australia.
2007-08-13 09:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
U cant say that Australia is an island totally but it is a continent.
2007-08-13 13:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by Carbon Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not an iceland, but it was once part of the South pole.
2007-08-16 11:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you mean island Australia is the largest island in the world and is actually considered as an island continent
2007-08-15 06:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Mr X 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parts of it are in the tropics.
There are ski resorts, where it is snowy and icy in winter.
you said it yourself, it is surrounded by water not ice
2007-08-13 13:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is totally mathematics and science. Iceland is not Australia retard
2007-08-13 08:18:55 · answer #10 · answered by Captn.Destructions 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋