Australasia: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 77
Page 28
... Coastal 100 84 77 74 91 7.2 38.4 14 : 6 0 : 3 60.5 Wyndham 15 Coastal 20 88 76 76 93 2.6 | 18.3 5.8 0 : 3 27.0 Cairns 17 Coastal 70 68 85 7.6 40 : 7 34.0 6.1 88.4 Alice Springs | 24 Inland 1900 83 53 55 84 2 : 1 2.6 Kalgoorlie 31 Inland ...
... Coastal 100 84 77 74 91 7.2 38.4 14 : 6 0 : 3 60.5 Wyndham 15 Coastal 20 88 76 76 93 2.6 | 18.3 5.8 0 : 3 27.0 Cairns 17 Coastal 70 68 85 7.6 40 : 7 34.0 6.1 88.4 Alice Springs | 24 Inland 1900 83 53 55 84 2 : 1 2.6 Kalgoorlie 31 Inland ...
Page 103
... coastal belt has a really adequate rainfall ( though , as we see later , there are underground supplies of water to compensate for lack of surface supplies ) ; the rainfall comes mainly in summer , when it is most needed ; and where ...
... coastal belt has a really adequate rainfall ( though , as we see later , there are underground supplies of water to compensate for lack of surface supplies ) ; the rainfall comes mainly in summer , when it is most needed ; and where ...
Page 104
... COASTAL BELT AND BRISBANE Three generations ago the coastal belt was important largely as an outlet for the mineral wealth behind it : Charters Towers and Mount Morgan have become famous names in the story of gold mining . Charters ...
... COASTAL BELT AND BRISBANE Three generations ago the coastal belt was important largely as an outlet for the mineral wealth behind it : Charters Towers and Mount Morgan have become famous names in the story of gold mining . Charters ...
Contents
THE PHYSICAL BACKGROUND | 12 |
Table Page 1 Geological timescale | 13 |
CLIMATE AND THE PROBLEM OF WATER SUPPLY | 23 |
Copyright | |
42 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres Adelaide annual average basin become belt cattle central centre chief climate close coal coast coastal continent crops dairy deposits district east eastern exports extends factories farmer farming feet forest fruit gold Government grain grass growing Gulf of Carpentaria half Hill important inches industry irrigation Island Lake land largest lead less lies lowland mean Melbourne miles million minerals mining Mount mountain natural nearly north-west northern pastures pear Perth plains plant plateau population Port portion production Queensland railway rain rainfall Range reach receives region rise river rocks route runs seen settlement sheep soils South Australia South Wales southern station summer supply surface Sydney TABLE Tasmania temperatures Territory tons town United valley Western Australia whole wide winds winter wool Zealand