Geraldton Sandplains

Geraldton Sandplains
Western Australia
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Geraldton Sandplains in red
Area31,421.49 km2 (12,131.9 sq mi)
Localities around Geraldton Sandplains:
Indian Ocean Yalgoo Yalgoo
Indian Ocean Geraldton Sandplains Avon Wheatbelt
Indian Ocean Swan Coastal Plain Avon Wheatbelt

Geraldton Sandplains is an interim Australian bioregion of Western Australia.[1] It has an area of 3,142,149 hectares (7,764,420 acres).[2] The Geraldton Sandplains is part of the larger Southwest Australia savanna ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund.[3]

  1. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Southwest Australia savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.