How are the boundaries of our deserts determined?
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 16:30
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Member - Duncan W (WA)
Just looking at my maps and Google Earth and was wondering how the boundaries between the various deserts are determined? It's not so bad when you get a single desert that is not bounded by an other, but when you get all desert regions melding it is somewhat confusing. Eg GVD & Gibson, Gibson & the Little and Great Sandy Deserts to name a couple.
Reply By: Member - Andrew & Jen - Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 18:19
Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 18:19
Hullo Dunc
The Hema "Australia's Great Desert Tracks Atlas and Guide" devotes the whole of Chapter One to this topic - What is a desert, Naming and misnaming our deserts, Australian Deserts - and introduction, etc
By all accounts, it is not straightforward, nor agreed upon :-)
I found it most interesting
Cheers
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 19:48
Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 19:48
Thanks for the info Andrew I'll
check that out.
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