地处南半球的澳大利亚是世界上唯一一个独占一块大陆的国家,东临太平洋,西临印度洋。人口仅1930多万的澳大利亚的国土面积却相当于4/5个中国的大小,占据了大洋洲的大部分土地。因此,我们习惯上把澳大利亚所在的大洋洲称为“澳洲”。 Australia, located in the southern hemisphere, is the only country in the world that occupies a single continent with the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west. Australia, with a population of more than 19.3 million, has the same size as 4/5 of China, occupying most of Oceania. Therefore, we customarily call Australia, where Oceania is located, “Australia.”