Great Sandy Desert
ecoregion and desert in Northern Western Australia
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The Great Sandy Desert is a large desert located in Northern Western Australia that spans thousands of square kilometers of arid landscape. It is ecologically significant as a distinct ecoregion that supports unique plant and animal species adapted to harsh desert conditions.
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The Great Sandy Desert is an interim Australian bioregion, 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 km (110,036 sq mi). The Gibson Desert lies to the south and the Tanami Desert lies to the east of the Great Sandy Desert.
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