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This is not a straightforward question.
To many people, desert is land that has no cultivation value at all, and if this is the case, less than half of Australia is desert. However, some regard the outback as desert, whereas large portions of the outback are used for beef cattle and sheep.
According to the Desert Knowledge Australia Fact Sheet, 70% of Australia is classified as desert or semi-arid. However, much of this land is used for grazing beef cattle and sheep, so it is not desert in the truest sense. Other figures state an estimated 44% percent, or over one-third of Australia is made up of sandy or stony arid desert, while another 37% is semi-arid grassland or scrub.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, deserts cover about a third of Australia.
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Do deserts cover a third of Australia?
yes.
How much of the earths deserts are covered by sand dunes?
About 20% of the deserts are covered by sand. Others are covered by soil or rock.
Who much of earth is desert?
About one third of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
What continent has large areas of deserts?
Almost the entire continent of Antarctica is desert. Africa and Australia also have large areas covered by deserts.
How much do the earth's land surface do deserts cover?
No, the desert covers a relatively small percentage of the total surface of the earth
What fraction of the earth is covered with desert?
About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.
How much of the world's land space is taken by desert regions?
Deserts cover 33% (one third) of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
What is a gibber desert?
Gibber deserts are deserts which are characterised by being covered with pebbles and stones. The word in this context is unique to Australia, and comes from one of the indigenous languages.
What is a cold desert in Australia?
There are no cold deserts in Australia. All of the deserts in Australia are hot subtropical deserts.
What percent of Australia is covered by the state of Western Australia?
Western Australia is approximately a third of the whole continent of Australia, so it is in the range of 33%.
What percentage of the earth is covered by deserts?
About 33% of the land area of the earth is covered by deserts.
Do Australia and Africa have deserts?
Africa and Australia both have lots of deserts.
