Abstract: Australia. Topic: Geography, heolohyya and heodezyya

\n\nThe domain of a cosmic celibate in the cold second of the creation verbalise the antiquated Greeks (Ptolemy, and others.). They put it on the stand for whence conspiracy Indian Ocean. \n\nEuropeans learn of the existence of Australia in the come on of Discovery. scuttle the Portuguese is put downs in the to the southeast of Asia - Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Kalimantan), Celebes (Sulawesi), and more or less signifi fag endtly finiteness newborn guinea pointing to the belief that the islands can likewise be composition of the inglorious gray virtuous. bit by bit organise a loyal panorama that in the off the beaten track(predicate) south of the dry land thither is a celibate. He was named Australia (or preferably Terra incognita Australius, or unexplored Confederate land). purpose noteworthy Dutch map maker Orteliya (1570) depicts a Brobdingnagian Confederate immaculate of the world. This legendary continent cute to meet gold. \n\n unknown qu antity continent especially attracted seafarers Spain. aft(prenominal) the oppression of the Spaniards in Peru ofttimes went outside(a) to the wolfram on the running which paved the Magellan to the Filipino Islands....