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The state if Western Australia contains the greatest desert area in Australia. 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.
Other deserts in Western Australia include the Gibson Desert: 156,000 km2 (60,230 square miles) andLittle Sandy Desert: 111,500 km2 (43,050 square miles).
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What is the desert in northern part of west Australia?
The Great Sandy Desert is in northwestern Australia.
Is the Victoria Desert located in the northern or southern part of Australia?
The Great Victoria Desert is located in the southern part of Australia.
What desert is in northern part of western Australia?
The Great Sandy Desert is located in northwestern Australia.
What is the name of the desert in north Australia?
The Great Sandy Desert lies in the northern part of Western Australia.
Do you find dragons in the desert yes or no?
Yes they live in central Australia AKA the desert part of Australia.
What is the great deserts?
The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia. It straddles the southern part of Western Australia and South Australia.
Which part of Australia is the Great Victoria Desert in?
Interestingly, the Great Victoria Desert is not in the Australian state of Victoria. The Great Victoria Desert is in south-western Australia, spanning both South Australia and the eastern section of Western Australia.
Is the Tanami Desert located in the Great Sandy Desert?
No. The Great Sandy desert is in Australia's northwest, while the Tanami Desert is east of that, covering part of Western Australia and extending into the Northern Territory.
Why is most of Australia unsuitable for agriculture?
A large part of Australia is unsuitable for agriculture because Australia is Partially a desert
What is the name of South Australia's largest desert?
The important point to remember is that several of the deserts in Australia are very large and extend over several states. The largest desert in Australia, overall, is the Great Victoria Desert, and this across both South Australia and Western Australia. The next largest desert that covers part of South Australia is the Simpson Desert, which reaches into the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia. The largest desert which is solely and entirely within South Australia is the Tirari Desert.
How often does drought occur in Australia?
Constantly. There is always part of Australia in drought.
Where in Australia is the Gibson Desert?
It is located in Western Australia, more specifically the eastern central part of the state, far inland from the western coast.
