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Desert State/Territory Area (km 2) Area (miles 2) Area rank % of Australia Great Victoria Desert: South Australia Western Australia: 348,750 km 2: 134,650 sq mi 1 4.5% Great Sandy Desert: Northern Territory Western Australia 267,250 km 2: 103,190 sq mi 2 3.5% Tanami Desert: Northern Territory Western Australia 184,500 km 2: 71,200 sq mi 3 2.4% ...
Climate map of Australia. By far the largest part of Australia is arid or semi-arid. A total of 18% of Australia's mainland consists of named deserts, [20] while additional areas are considered to have a desert climate based on low rainfall and high temperature. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately ...
Deserts of Victoria (state) (3 P) Deserts of Western Australia (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Deserts of Australia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of ...
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The Strzelecki Desert / tʃ ə ˈ l ɛ t s k i / is located in the Far North Region of South Australia, South West Queensland and western New South Wales. It is positioned in the northeast of the Lake Eyre Basin, and north of the Flinders Ranges. Two other deserts occupy the Lake Eyre Basin—the Tirari Desert and the Simpson Desert.
Like many of Australia's deserts, precipitation is high by desert standards, but with the driest regions recording total rainfall a little below 250 mm (9.8 in). The heat of Australia’s ground surface, in turn, creates a massive evaporation cycle, which partially explains the higher-than-normal desert rainfall.
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Geology of Australia by state or territory (11 C, 1 P) Internal borders of Australia (8 C) Forests of Australia by state or territory (6 C)