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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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