Strzelecki Desert
| Strzelecki Desert | |
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 Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. | |
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| Area | 80,250 km2 (30,980 sq mi) |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°41′S 140°25′E / 27.69°S 140.41°E |
The Strzelecki Desert
Name
It is named after the Polish explorer
Geography
The desert covers 80,250 km2 making it the seventh largest desert in Australia.[2] The Dingo Fence, Birdsville Track, the Strzelecki Track, the Diamantina River, Cooper Creek and the Strzelecki Creek all pass through the Desert. The desert is characterised by extensive dune fields and is home to three wilderness areas.
Much of the desert is preserved within the
Access
The Cobbler Sandhills near Lake Blanche is a section of the Strzelecki Desert where the dunes are replaced by small eroded knolls, mostly with vegetation on the top. This area provided great difficulty for early attempts to cross the desert by car, and the name relates to the sheep which were the most difficult to shear, known as the "cobblers".
See also
References
- Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Deserts". Geoscience Australia. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Biodiversity Assessment - Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2009.