Fun facts about Great Victoria Desert
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Ernest Giles became the first European to cross the Great Victoria Desert in 1875.
Great Victoria Desert
Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert ecoregion and interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia and South Australia.
From the “History” section
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The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia, covering an area of 348,750 km2.
Great Victoria Desert
Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert ecoregion and interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia and South Australia.
From the “Location and description” section
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The majority of people living in the Great Victoria Desert region are Indigenous Australians from different groups.
Great Victoria Desert
Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert ecoregion and interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia and South Australia.
From the “Habitation” section
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The desert is home to the vulnerable great desert skink and the endangered sandhill dunnart.
Great Victoria Desert
Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert ecoregion and interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia and South Australia.
From the “Fauna” section
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31% of the Great Victoria Desert is in protected areas, including Mamungari Conservation Park.
Great Victoria Desert
Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert ecoregion and interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia and South Australia.
From the “Conservation and threats” section
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