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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, and South Australia. [10]

Latitude: 27 degrees south. [11]

Longitude: 133 degrees east. [12]

Average Elevation: 1,000 Ft. [13]

Highest Spot: Mount Kosciuszko, 7,350 Ft. [14]

Lowest Spot: Lake Eyre, 49 Ft. below sea level. [15]

Large Bodies of Water: Murray River, Darling River, Murrumbidgee River, Lake Eyre, Gulf of Carpentaria, [16] Timor Sea, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and the Great Austrian Bight. [17]

Major Topographic features: The Great Barrier Reef. [18]

Bordering Oceans: The Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean [19]

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

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

Links: 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

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

New Zealand

Regions: North Island and South Island. [20]

Latitude: 41 degrees south. [21]

Longitude: 174 degrees east. [22]

Average Elevation:

Highest Spot: Aoraki-Mount Cook, 12316 Ft. [23]

Lowest Spot: Pacifiv Ocean, 0 Ft. [24]

Large Bodies of Water: Tasman Sea. [25]

Major Topographic features:

Bordering Oceans: Pacific Ocean. [26]

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

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