Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Quinine. Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic, antimalarial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine which, unlike quinine, is an antiarrhythmic.
Papua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea is followed, in order, by Eas â¦ t Timor, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Brunei then New Zealand.Australia is an island continent, it's nearest neighbors are New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.apua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. The area of the continent of Australia is 6,560,000 square kilometres (2,530,000 sq mi).The islands larger than 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) are: 1  Mainland Tasmania (Tas) 64,519 square kilometres (24,911 sq mi);his is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. The area of the continent of Australia is 6,560,000 square kilometres (2,530,000 sq mi).