Australia is wider than the diameter of the moon
The vast Australian continent spans a horizontal distance that exceeds the diameter of the moon, revealing the immense scale of our planet's landmasses compared to our celestial neighbor.
Australia stretches approximately 4,000 kilometers from its eastern coast to its western shores. In contrast, the moon has a diameter of about 3,474 kilometers, making the island continent roughly 500 kilometers wider than the lunar sphere.
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