hello my name is Kylie and welcome to world trip Australia and Antarctica in
this video you'll learn some amazing facts about the countries within the
beautiful continents of Australia and Antarctica let's get started our world
is so large that it had to be divided into seven geographic regions called
continents to make it easier for all of us to talk about the countries within
them the seven continents of the world are North America South America Africa
Europe Asia Australia and Antarctica in this video we'll focus on Australia and
Antarctica be sure to watch our other videos to learn about the other five
continents let's study Australia first Australia often called Australia and
Oceania is the smallest continent in the world Australia is the only country that
is both a country and a continent and it is also an island Wow
the continent of Australia is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the west the
Southern Ocean to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the east it is found in
the southern and eastern hemispheres the main language spoken in Australia is
English but you can also hear many native and Aborigine languages still
spoken on this continent Oceania is not - continent but a continental grouping
that includes island countries found in the Pacific Ocean together with the
continent of Australia in other words the continent of Australia is part of
the grouping called Oceania you might sometimes hear Australia and
the surrounding countries interchanged with the name Oceania without mention of
Australia as the continent for the purposes of this video we will follow
the model of Australia and Oceania where we mentioned both the continent of
Australia and the geographic region of Oceania
let's now look at the countries that make up Australia and Oceania to better
understand what I mean the only country with in the mainland
continent of Australia is Australia the 14 countries considered to be part of
the geographic region of Oceania are Australia the country continent and
largest island in Oceania this is also where the City of Sydney is located
Sydney is the largest city in size and in population in Oceania and where the
famous Sydney Opera House is located Australia is also well known for its
Great Barrier Reef a colorful sea full of tropical fish that you can see even
close to the beach continuing with the countries in Oceania we have Fiji a
popular tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and coral reef
Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru the smallest country in this
region it is so small in fact that you can drive around the entire country in
one hour New Zealand known for its glaciers and
geysers Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu and but not
to another popular vacation spot because it is glorious beaches everywhere
as you can see Oceania is mostly ocean the climate in Australia and Oceania
varies greatly this means you can experience very high heat in areas like
in the inner parts of Australia a popular tourist attraction is a remote
area called the Australian outback where you can expect temperatures as high as a
hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit or 50 degrees Celsius you can also
experience very cold temperatures in areas like New Zealand in fact some
parts of New Zealand and Australia see snow many people ski on Australia's
highest mountain Mount Kosciuszko
in Australia you can find marsupials which are mammals I carry their babes in
their pouch if you visit Australia you can see kangaroos koalas opossums
wombats you can also find the Tasmanian Devil on the island of Tasmania the
kookaburra bird and birds of paradise are popular birds living in Australia
birds of paradise not to be confused with the plant in southern Africa other
animals found in Oceania region are the Kiwi gecko and the platypus let's move
on to Antarctica the southernmost continent located in the southern
hemisphere Antarctica is both the windiest continent and coldest place on
earth it is situated in the polar region around the South Pole called the
Antarctic region it is surrounded by Southern Ocean Antarctica is twice the
size of Australia yet no one makes Antarctica their home there because it's
just too cold this is why there are no established countries in the continent
the only people who place their feet on this continent our visitors and
researchers who stay for a given period of time Antarctica is known for animals
like penguins seals and the albatross bird Australia and Antarctica are
fascinating continents on our beautiful planet Earth are you ready to snorkel in
the coral reefs of Oceania or maybe you're more inclined to polar
exploration in Antarctica no matter what your interest is be sure to test your
knowledge on our fun online games and quizzes and remember to always be clever