Australia how many miles

[postiepam]

I,m going to travel around Austrlia next year. Can anybody tell me how many miles it is to travel from Darwin around the coast and back to Darwin, as I have no idea. I,m buying a small camper van while there to travel in

[Big Al1st]

Hi Postie One hell of a distance! We were going to drive from Brisbane to Darwin but after 5 days of moderate driving we were only half way there. Decided to stop at a place called Rockhampton for a few days and then went back.
It is also debatable as to whether a small camper van would be fit for the job.
Wish u luck anyway. Australia is a smashing country. Rgds Al

[Buenchico]

Darwin-Perth 4015 km
Perth-Adelaide 2690 km
Adelaide-Melbourne 725 km
Melbourne-Sydney 875 km
Sydney-Brisbane 955 km
Brisbane-Cairns 1700 km
Cairns-Darwin 2705 km
Total for that route = 13665 km or about 8500 miles
However, that route's not truely coastal because it cuts a few corners off. The total true distance is probably approaching 10,000 miles.
Source:
http://www.australianexplorer.com/driving_dist ances.htm

Chris

[jno]

looks like the Australian coastline minus Tasmania is about 16,000km or 10,000 miles

http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/numeracy/tutorial/c ts1.htm

though no doubt there's scope for cutting corners. So that's about the distance from London to Sydney. This could take a while.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

the cost of the fuel,it would be cheaper to fly

[heathfield]

You'd probably need the same backup team as entrants in the Dakar rally! Don't forget the trailer, for carrying all the spare fuel needed between filling stations.