Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
by MichaelG
Lobster and shrimp at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by MattC
A snorkeller makes a connection with a similarly inquisitive dwarf minke whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by MattC
A juvenile black-tip reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) chasing bait in the intertidal zone among mangroves. Near Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by MattC
A passing parade of dwarf minkes. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by MattC
A Reticulate Whip Ray (Himantura uarnak) resting in the shade of overhanging rainforest. Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by TammyG
This gorgeous nudibranch was trying to blend into the telesto coral under the Ammo Jetty at Coogee, south of Perth, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by JimD
This close-up of an eye of a Port Jackson Shark was taken on the wreck of the SS Oakland off Port Stephens, Australia using a Nikon CP8400 in an Ikelite housing.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by KerriB
This image of a Clownfish in the Whitsundays at Daydream Island, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
by kristenH
Grey Nurse Shark at Magic Point, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
by kristenH
It's a beautiful Weedy Seadragon, photographed at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
by lucyR
A Snake Eel at Ammo Jetty, Perth, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
by lucyR
A Tassled Anglerfish at Ammo Jetty, Perth, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice