Deserts in Australia
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In Australia, there are ten deserts; the Great Victoria Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami Desert, Simpson Deset, Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Strzelecki Desert, Sturt Stony Desert, Tirari Desert and the Pedirka Desert.
Australian deserts are very dry, averaging less than 250ml of rainfall a year. The Lake Eyre basin, the driest part of Australia, have somewhere between 100 mm and 140 mm a year.
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of fresh water throughout Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. It is one of the biggest underground water reservoirs in the world as it covers over 1.7 million square kilometres of Australia.
The Strzelecki Desert covers 80,250 km2. It is located from south-western Queensland, western New South Wales and far northern South Australia.
Australian deserts are very dry, averaging less than 250ml of rainfall a year. The Lake Eyre basin, the driest part of Australia, have somewhere between 100 mm and 140 mm a year.
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of fresh water throughout Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. It is one of the biggest underground water reservoirs in the world as it covers over 1.7 million square kilometres of Australia.
The Strzelecki Desert covers 80,250 km2. It is located from south-western Queensland, western New South Wales and far northern South Australia.
The Strzelecki Desert
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The Strzelecki Desert covers 80,250 km2. It is located from south-western Queensland, western New South Wales and far northern South Australia. The Strzelecki Desert is an arid desert. There were no aboriginal tribes that are custodians of the land in this desert. The average rainfall of the Strzelecki desert is 130- 249mm. Located in the Strzelecki Desert is Lake Eyre, the lowest point in Australia and in the rare occasions it fills, it is 18th largest lake in the world. Also located in the desert is the famous Strzelecki Track, numerous national parks, Naterannie Sandhills, Lake Blanchewater, Strzelecki Creek, and salt lakes Callabonna and Frome.