Great Victoria Desert
E721905
The Great Victoria Desert is a vast, arid desert region spanning parts of Western and South Australia, characterized by sand dunes, salt lakes, and sparse vegetation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Victoria Desert canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
natural region ⓘ |
| area |
over 120000 square miles
ⓘ
over 300000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfall | generally less than 250 millimetres ⓘ |
| biome | desert biome ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gibson Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Sandy Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Nullarbor Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | relatively undisturbed ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited pastoralism
ⓘ
mineral exploration ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | ancient cratonic landscapes ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
birds adapted to arid environments
ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gibber plains
ⓘ
salt lakes ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ spinifex grasslands ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Indigenous Australian communities ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | defence testing ranges in some areas ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Great Victoria Desert Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
acacia shrubs
ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ spinifex grasses ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
largest deserts in Australia
ⓘ
largest deserts in the world by area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian deserts
ⓘ
interior of Australia ⓘ |
| populationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| rainfall | low and irregular ⓘ |
| temperature |
hot summers
ⓘ
mild to cool winters ⓘ |
| terrain |
dune fields
ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ sand plains ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Australian Central Standard Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Aboriginal Australian peoples ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.