Great Sandy Desert

This article is about the desert in Australia. For the desert in Oregon, see High Desert (Oregon).

Great Sandy Desert
A satellite image of the dunes in the Great Sandy Desert
The IBRA bioregions, with the Great Sandy Desert in red
Area284,993 km2 (110,036 sq mi)
Geography
CountryAustralia
State/Territory
Coordinates20°S 125°E / 20°S 125°E / -20; 125 

The Great Sandy Desert is an interim Australian bioregion,[1][2] located in the northeast of Western Australia straddling the Pilbara and southern Kimberley regions and extending east into the Northern Territory. It is the second largest desert in Australia after the Great Victoria Desert and encompasses an area of 284,993 square kilometres (110,036 sq mi).[3][4] The Gibson Desert lies to the south and the Tanami Desert lies to the east of the Great Sandy Desert.

  1. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine data
  3. ^ "Outback Australia - Australian Deserts". 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Department of the Environment WA - Refugia for Biodiversity". 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010.