In the map below, state capitals are designated by the red dots, while other cities by the black dots. Our capital city Canberra is obscured by the European map, but lies inland, midway between Sydney and Melbourne.
As of June 2009, the greater geographical area had a population of 4,077,036 with its residents called Melburnians.
G'Day NixBlog. Thanks for your comment on my blog. Good to see another Aussie blogger in the blogosphere. It certainly puts things in perspective when you see the maps of Europe and Australia displayed this way.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's pretty amazing. I had not know Australia was so much bigger than Europe. I look forward to seeing your photos.
ReplyDeleteA fine introductory post - love the maps together.
ReplyDeleteWelcome from me too, and thanks to JBar for alerting me!
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