Murchison (Western Australia)

For the shire, see Shire of Murchison.
Not to be confused with Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregion.

Murchison
Western Australia
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Murchison in red
Area281,205.54 km2 (108,574.1 sq mi)
Localities around Murchison:
Carnarvon Gascoyne Gascoyne
Yalgoo Murchison Great Victoria Desert
Yalgoo Coolgardie Coolgardie

The Murchison is a loosely defined area of Western Australia located within the interior of the Mid West region. It was the subject of a major gold rush in the 1890s and remains a significant mining district. The Murchison is also included as an interim Australian bioregion.[1] The bioregion is loosely related to the catchment area of the Murchison River and has an area of 281,205 square kilometres (108,574 sq mi).[2]

  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 7 May 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2022.