The three largest deserts in Australia are:
Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles)
Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles)
Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles)
Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.
The Nullarbor Plain is an arid, limestone region extending for some 270,000 square km above the Great Australian Bight. Nothing is cultivated there, and in many respects its aridness places it within the category of desert, but there is little (if any) sand there.
Other deserts include -
Simpson Desert (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia): 176,500 km2 (68,145 square miles)
Gibson Desert (Western Australia): 156,000 km2 (60,230 square miles)
Little Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 111,500 km2 (43,050 square miles)
Strzelecki Desert (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia): 80,250 km2 (30,985 square miles)
Sturt Stony Desert (South Australia): 29,750 km2 (11,485 square miles)
Tirari Desert (South Australia): 15,250 km2 (5,890 square miles)
Pedirka Desert (South Australia): 1,250 km2 (480 square miles)
Some of the larger deserts are the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert, the Tanami Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, the Little Sandy Desert, Sturt Stony Desert, the Simpson Desert. That accounts for most of the west of the continent, nearly two-thirds.
The great majority of the land mass of Australia is either arid or semi-arid, there is very little surface water, the rain fall is low and there are very few rivers that actually run other than immediately after heavy rain.
There is no desert named the Australian Desert, but it is easy to understand the confusion. Australia has 10 deserts and together their area is vast, covering roughly 18% of the continent.
In order of size, the names of the Australian deserts are: 1) Great Victoria Desert; 2) Great Sandy Desert; 3) Tanami Desert; 4) Simpson Desert; 5) Gibson Desert; 6) Little Sandy Desert; 7) Strzelecki Desert; 8) Sturt Stony Desert; 9) Tirari Desert; and 10) Pedirka Desert.
The three largest deserts in Australia are:
Great Victoria Desert (Western Australia): 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles)
Great Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 284,993 km2 (110,036 square miles)
Tanami Desert (Western Australia and Northern Territory): 184,500 km2 (71,235 square miles)
Each of these deserts is either in or primarily in Western Australia, in the western third of the continent.
The Nullarbor Plain is an arid, limestone region extending for some 270,000 square km above the Great Australian Bight. Nothing is cultivated there, and in many respects its aridness places it within the category of desert, but there is little (if any) sand there.
Other deserts include -
Simpson Desert (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia): 176,500 km2 (68,145 square miles)
Gibson Desert (Western Australia): 156,000 km2 (60,230 square miles)
Little Sandy Desert (Western Australia): 111,500 km2 (43,050 square miles)
Strzelecki Desert (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia): 80,250 km2 (30,985 square miles)
Sturt Stony Desert (South Australia): 29,750 km2 (11,485 square miles)
Tirari Desert (South Australia): 15,250 km2 (5,890 square miles)
Pedirka Desert (South Australia): 1,250 km2 (480 square miles)
Australia has many more than three deserts, but many of them have undefined boundaries. Therefore, three of the deserts, the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desert and the Great Victorian Desert, are sometimes grouped together under the name of the Great Western Desert but not the Australian desert. Whilst they are distinct, different deserts, with different topological and geological makeup, there is no clear definition to their boundaries.
The so-called Australian Desert is actually made up of the following separate deserts:
There are 10 deserts in Australia. From largest to smallest:
Great Victoria Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Tanami Desert
Simpson Desert
Gibson Desert
Little Sandy Desert
Sturt Stony Desert
Tirari Desert
Pedirka Desert
There are 10 major desert regions in Australia:1.) Great Victoria Desert
2.) Great Sandy Desert
3.) Simpson Desert
4.) Tanami Desert
5.) Gibson Desert
6.) Little Sandy Desert
7.) Strzelecki Desert
8.) Sturt Stony Desert
9.) Tirari Desert
10.) Pedirka Desert
These are the major Australian deserts. Gibson desert Simpson desert Great Sandy desert Little Sandy desert Tanami desert Great Victorian desert Sturt Stony desert
All the Australian deserts are hot subtropical deserts.
All Australian deserts are located in the country of Australia.
The Sahara and Australian deserts are associated with the equatorial low. This is a wrong answer.
Parts of Australia's deserts are flat and others are hilly.
The Australian deserts.
All Australian deserts are found on the continent of Australia.
Some parts of the world that are known for being dry and hot include deserts like the Sahara in Africa, the Atacama in South America, and the Arabian Desert in the Middle East. Other regions with hot and arid climates include parts of Australia, the southwestern United States, and parts of the Middle East.
Deserts of Australia:Central Desert - a central Australian desertGibson Desert - a central Australian desertGreat Sandy Desert - a northwestern Australian desertGreat Victoria Desert - the biggest desert in AustraliaLittle Sandy Desert - a western Australian desertSimpson Desert - a central Australian desertStrzelecki Desert - a south-central Australian desertTanami Desert - a northern Australian desert
Some Australian Deserts:Gibson DesertGreat Victoria DesertSimpson DesertGreat Sandy Desert
The correct name is Lake Eyre, not Air. Lake Eyre is in northern South Australia, within the central Australian deserts.
Australians call deserts the 'outback.'
There is no official desert called the "Great Australian Desert". This is just a generic name given to the deserts and outback regions on the continent of Australia. The so-called Great Australian Desert is actually made up of the following separate deserts:Great Victoria DesertGreat Sandy DesertTanami DesertSimpson DesertGibson DesertLittle Sandy DesertStrzelecki DesertSturt Stony DesertTirari DesertPedirka Desert