Complete the text with the right words and entitle it. (situated, island, continents, to consist, isles, official, surrounded, language, federation, prime minister, laws, country, capital, to discover.) even in medieval times there were stories about a large continent in the southern hemisphere. but europeans had never seen it. they wonder what it was like and whether it was inhabited. they called this land terra australis incognita, which means in latin “the unknown southern land”. australia was … only in the 17th century, and after the expedition of james cook in 1770 it became a british colony. australia is … on the fifth and the smallest of the … . it is the largest … in the world. it is smaller than the united states and much bigger than the british … . besides the continent of australia … of a number of small islands. the … name of the … is the commonwealth of australia. it is … by the seas from all sides. the official … of the country is english. the … of australia is canberra. australia is a … of six states. the federal parliament makes … . the government is headed by the … .