furthest point from the centre of the earth in Australia
Thornton Peak. Source Emblatame (Ron)

Australian Extremes

Have you ever wondered what the longest river in Australia was? Australian Extremes will have the answer. What about where the highest mountain in Australia. Australian Extremes will have the answer as well. This were students, academics and nature enthusiasts all get the definitive information on Australia’s geographic, climate and natural history records.

Australia’s extremes guru, Ray Andrews, takes you on a journey through Australia. Ray Andrews is a naturalist, author and public speaker who has for the last few decades amassed an incredible library of extreme records. Australian Extremes, australia weather extremes looks at a range of topics including, where Australia’s greatest tides are, Australia’s longest cliff lines, Australia’s rainfall records, Temperature extremes in Australia, Australia land of extremes, the driest locations in Australia and where Australia’s largest trees grow. Have you ever considered where the longest beaches are, the biggest deserts, oldest rocks or the deepest lakes. Take a look at Australia in a totally different way.

Australia’s Tallest Mountain

Have you ever wondered what the longest river in Australia was? Australian Extremes will have the answer. What about where the highest mountain in Australia. Australian Extremes will have the answer as well. This were students, academics and nature enthusiasts all get the definitive information on Australia’s geographic, climate and natural history records.

Australia’s extremes guru, Ray Andrews, takes you on a journey through Australia. Ray Andrews is a naturalist, author and public speaker who has for the last few decades amassed an incredible library of extreme records. Australian Extremes looks at a range of topics including, where Australia’s greatest tides are, Australia’s longest cliff lines, Australia’s rainfall records, the driest locations in Australia and where Australia’s largest trees grow. Have you ever considered where the longest beaches are, the biggest deserts, oldest rocks or the deepest lakes. Take a look at Australia in a totally different way.

Australia’s Largest Tides

Nowhere can you see the influence of the gravitational effects of the sun and the moon as when you watch the tidal stream flood and ebb over reef flats, through channels and up coastal estuaries. When perigee and full moons coincide, which happens in either March or April, extreme tidal variation takes place right around the world. Due to the cyclic phase of the moon’s rotation, the last extreme supermoon was met with much fanfare in January 2016, and we’ll need to wait until November 2034 for the next one.While Australia has some of the greatest tidal variations in the world, it is the Bay of Fundy, and Ungava Bay, both in Canada the provide us with a most extreme tidal variation. These tidal variations can result in a staggering difference of up to 16.3 metres between high and low tides.