Tanami Desert region

E910184
arid region desert region geographic region

The Tanami Desert region is a vast, arid area in central Australia known for its cultural significance to Aboriginal groups, particularly the Warlpiri people, and its remote, sparsely populated landscape.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tanami Desert 2
Tanami Desert region canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arid region ⓘ
desert region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
biodiversity adapted desert fauna ⓘ
adapted desert flora ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
climateCharacteristic high temperature extremes ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ
contains gold deposits ⓘ
mining operations ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFrom remote from major coastal cities of Australia ⓘ
economicActivity mining ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
hasConservationValue culturally significant landscapes ⓘ
habitat for desert species ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Dreaming stories ⓘ
sacred sites ⓘ
songlines ⓘ
hasFeature desert plains ⓘ
ephemeral watercourses ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
spinifex grasslands ⓘ
hasRoad Tanami Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
infrastructureLevel limited ⓘ
knownFor cultural significance to Aboriginal groups ⓘ
cultural significance to Warlpiri people ⓘ
landscape remote ⓘ
sparsely vegetated ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Territory ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ
central Australia ⓘ
partOf Australian deserts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Australian interior ⓘ
populationDensity sparse ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most remote regions in Australia ⓘ
TanamiRoadConnects Alice Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halls Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalOwners Warlpiri people NERFINISHED ⓘ
other Aboriginal groups ⓘ
transportAccess primarily by unsealed roads ⓘ
usedFor Aboriginal ceremonial activities ⓘ
Aboriginal cultural practices ⓘ
traditional hunting and gathering ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Warlpiri people → traditionalTerritory → Tanami Desert region ⓘ
interior of Australia → hasPart → Tanami Desert region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tanami Desert
Outback → contains → Tanami Desert region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tanami Desert