Australia

It is the world's smallest continent, but also its largest island - an immense land of physical contracts and opposing human cultures, ancient and modern. This full colour book is a photographic tour of the scorching deserts dominated by strange shapes and unreal colours, the strange and unique animals that defy theories of evolution, and the rain forests, waterfalls, salt lakes and coral reefs. Plus: the great open modern cities, the breathtaking architecture, the cosmopolitan culture and the aboriginal traditions.