<P> Due to the historical context of European discovery and exploration, the coastline has been the first point of contact over 400 years . </P> <P> In the IBRA bioregionalisation the coast has 36 coastal bioregions that define the whole coast and there is the more complex Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia, which includes ecological features that are beyond the shoreline . </P> <Table> Coastline length of Australia <Tr> <Th> State / territory </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Mainland coastline length </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Island length </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Total coastline length </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> km </Th> <Th> mi </Th> <Th> km </Th> <Th> mi </Th> <Th> km </Th> <Th> mi </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 35,877 </Td> <Td> 22,293 </Td> <Td> 23,859 </Td> <Td> 14,825 </Td> <Td> 59,736 </Td> <Td> 37,118 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="7"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australian Capital Territory </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jervis Bay Territory </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 2,007 </Td> <Td> 1,247 </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> 2,137 </Td> <Td> 1,328 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Territory </Td> <Td> 5,437 </Td> <Td> 3,378 </Td> <Td> 5,516 </Td> <Td> 3,427 </Td> <Td> 10,953 </Td> <Td> 6,806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 6,973 </Td> <Td> 4,333 </Td> <Td> 6,374 </Td> <Td> 3,961 </Td> <Td> 13,347 </Td> <Td> 8,293 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Australia </Td> <Td> 3,816 </Td> <Td> 2,371 </Td> <Td> 1,251 </Td> <Td> 777 </Td> <Td> 5,067 </Td> <Td> 3,148 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> 2,833 </Td> <Td> 1,760 </Td> <Td> 2,049 </Td> <Td> 1,273 </Td> <Td> 4,882 </Td> <Td> 3,034 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 1,868 </Td> <Td> 1,161 </Td> <Td> 644 </Td> <Td> 400 </Td> <Td> 2,512 </Td> <Td> 1,561 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> 12,889 </Td> <Td> 8,009 </Td> <Td> 7,892 </Td> <Td> 4,904 </Td> <Td> 20,781 </Td> <Td> 12,913 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State / territory </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Mainland coastline length </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Island length </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Total coastline length </Th> </Tr>

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