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Panorama of town centre of Maldon, Victoria, Australia. Maldon with a population of roughly 1500 maintained its gold rush town appearance since the 19th century, making it a popular tourist destination. Maldon is about 140 kilometres north-west from Melbourne and was populated after becoming part of the Victorian Gold Rush in the 1850s.
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Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.