Central Australia

E56584
desert region region

Central Australia is a vast, sparsely populated desert region in the heart of the Australian continent, known for its arid landscapes, Aboriginal cultural heritage, and iconic natural landmarks.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
central Australia 4
Australian outback 2
Alice Springs region 1
Central Australia region (informal) 1
Central Australian desert landscapes 1
Central Australian deserts 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region ⓘ
region ⓘ
biodiversityFeature adapted arid-zone flora and fauna ⓘ
biome desert ⓘ
climateType hot desert climate ⓘ
contains Alice Springs ⓘ
Finke Gorge National Park ⓘ
Kata Tjuta ⓘ
Kings Canyon ⓘ
MacDonnell Ranges ⓘ
Simpson Desert ⓘ
Uluru ⓘ
Watarrka National Park ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
economicActivity mining ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasCharacteristic arid ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance Dreaming stories ⓘ
sacred Aboriginal sites ⓘ
hasTransportRoute Adelaide–Darwin railway ⓘ
Stuart Highway ⓘ
knownFor Aboriginal cultural heritage ⓘ
desert landscapes ⓘ
iconic natural landmarks ⓘ
locatedIn Australia ⓘ
Sahul Shelf ⓘ
surface form: Australian continent
majorTown Alice Springs ⓘ
partOf Outback ⓘ
interior of Australia ⓘ
populationDensity very low ⓘ
rainfallPattern high rainfall variability ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ
temperatureCharacteristic cold winter nights ⓘ
very hot summers ⓘ
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time ⓘ
tourismAttraction Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ⓘ
West MacDonnell National Park ⓘ
traditionalOwners Arrernte people ⓘ
Luritja people ⓘ
Pitjantjatjara people ⓘ
Warlpiri people ⓘ
Yankunytjatjara people ⓘ
vegetationType acacia shrublands ⓘ
desert oak woodlands ⓘ
spinifex grasslands ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

eastern Australia → borders → Central Australia ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Australia
northeastern Australia → borders → Central Australia ⓘ
subject surface form: Northeastern Australia
MacDonnell Ranges → extendsThrough → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alice Springs region
Alice Springs → isAdministrativeCentreOf → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Australia region (informal)
Alice Springs → locatedIn → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Australia
Kings Canyon → locatedIn → Central Australia ⓘ
Northern Territory → locatedIn → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Australia
Uluru → locatedIn → Central Australia ⓘ
Yulara → locatedIn → Central Australia ⓘ
MacDonnell Ranges → locatedInRegion → Central Australia ⓘ
Hermannsburg watercolours → notableWork → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Australian desert landscapes
Winton, Queensland → partOf → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian outback
Hermannsburg watercolours → placeOfOrigin → Central Australia ⓘ
Australian Central Daylight Time → region → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Australia
Yankunytjatjara → region → Central Australia ⓘ
ACDT → regionType → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Australia
The Rescuers Down Under → setIn → Central Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian outback
this entity surface form: Central Australian deserts