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Although it is the second driest continent, Australia would not be considered a desert. Less than half of Australia is desert (around 44%). Altogether, 70% of Australia is arid or semi-arid, but even the semi-arid is quite useable, for the most part. The rest of the landscape is made up of a variety of grasslands, rainforest, bushland, mulga scrub, alpine regions, lakes, rivers, beaches, etc.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThere is no simple yes or no answer to this 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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∙ 14y agoAustralians call the desert "desert". Parts of the arid regions are called "the Outback", but true sandy desert is just that - desert. The term "Outback" covers a much wider range, including crop and grazing lands.
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∙ 12y agoA full 35% of Australia receives so little rainfall, it is classified as desert. 70% of the country is classified as arid or semi-arid. For more 'Australian Desert Facts', see the link below.
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∙ 10y agoNo, the Sahara is located in the northern half of Africa, not Australia.
The Sahara Desert does not lie in Australia. It is in Africa.
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∙ 9y agoThe climate of Australia's deserts are semi-arid, but do receive rain. The nights can become very cold, while the days can be warm and very humid.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Australia has both deserts and grasslands. Grassland has dwindled to just a fraction of what it used to be, due to the expansion of agriculture.
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∙ 11y agoYes it is.
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wasteland
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Desertification.
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An oasis
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The Sahara covers nearly all of the northern third of Africa. It is the second largest desert on earth and largest hot desert. By the way, the word Sahara means desert so to call it the Sahara Desert is a redundancy. It is simply called the Sahara.
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