Great Victoria Desert
The Great Victoria Desert is considered the largest desert on the Australian continent, and it is the sixth largest desert in the world in terms of its area. The area of the Great Victoria Desert exceeds approximately 400 thousand square kilometers, and this desert took its name from the British Queen Victoria. This desert contains a huge ecological area, with a large number of salt lakes, in addition to pastures.
Great Victoria Desert site
The Great Victoria Desert is located between the west and south of the Australian continent, and its length between east and west is approximately approximately 700 square kilometers. The Australian desert known as the Little Sand Desert is located nearby. The Little Sand Desert is located in the west of the Australian continent, to the south of the Australian Great Sandy Desert. As for its location in relation to the Gibson Desert, it is located to the east of it. This desert has a great similarity to the Great Sand Desert, except that it has a smaller size than it and is very large. The time when the features of this desert are similar to the desert known as the Great Sandy Desert.
Climate of the Great Victoria Desert
The average rainfall in the Victoria Desert is approximately 250 mm annually, while temperatures in different periods of the year range between fifteen degrees Celsius and twenty degrees Celsius. In the summer, temperatures can exceed approximately forty degrees Celsius.
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The total area of the continent of Australia is estimated at approximately 7 million and 600 thousand square kilometers, and it is located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Australian continent is also separated from the Asian continent by the body of water known as the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea. As for New Zealand, it is connected to Australia through the Tasman Sea. At a time when it is separated from Antarctica by the Antarctic Ocean.
Geography of the continent of Australia
Australian land is generally characterized as a land that tends to desertification. It is a land that is either desert or semi-desert. As for the remote areas on this land, they are the largest part, and this is because it is a dry, barren land, except for some areas in it. Despite the vast desert areas that cover this land, there are many types of organisms that exist on Australian lands, which are considered among the distinct animals, and hence this land was one of the lands in which there is a very large biodiversity. In Australia there are many... Of flowers, many birds, mammals, and fish, the most prominent creatures that the Australian continent is famous for are kangaroos, koalas, and others.
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