Where in Australia have the most and largest fires been?

* Areas: Blue Mountains, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, Southern Highlands, South Coast, Illawarra

* Size: Over 8 million hectares (20 million acres)

Victoria

* Areas: Gippsland, North East, Central, Mallee, Wimmera, Grampians

* Size: Over 4 million hectares (10 million acres)

Queensland

* Areas: Central Queensland, Southern Queensland, Wide Bay/Burnett

* Size: Over 850,000 hectares (2.1 million acres)

South Australia

* Areas: Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Hills, Murray River, Eyre Peninsula

* Size: Over 573,000 hectares (1.4 million acres)

Western Australia

* Areas: South West, Northern Goldfields, North West Coastal

* Size: Over 227,000 hectares (562,000 acres)