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Antarctica

Regions:Queen Maud Land,Graham Land,Wilkes Land,Marie Byrd Land,and Victoria Land. [1]

Latitude: 90 degrees north [2]

Longitude: 0 degrees east [3]

Average Elevation: 7,000-8,000 Ft. [4]

Highest Spot: Vinson Massif: 16,066 Ft. [5]

Lowest Spot: Lake Eyre: 52 Ft. below sea level. [6]

Large bodies of water: Ross Sea, Weddell Sea, Amundsen Sea, and the Southern Ocean [7]

Major topographic features: Ross Ice Shelf,Transantacrtic Mountain,Prince Charles Mountains, Ellsworth Mountains. [8]

Bordering Oceans: The Southern Ocean [9]

References:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html

http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000220721

Links: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html

http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000220721

Australia

Regions: Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia. [10]

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Average Elevation: 1,000 Ft. [11]

Highest Spot: Mount Kosciuszko, 7,350 Ft. [12]

Lowest Spot: Lake Eyre, 49 Ft. below sea level. [13]

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Bordering Oceans: Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean [14]

References: http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9110544?query=Australia&ct=null

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ2171100009&mode=view

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New Zealand

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