Some errors about two Aussie deserts on another website by incorrect pictures

Nice word that...erroneous! From my recollection, I think their Patagonian photo is somewhat erroneous as well!

Hope to visit this one later in the year.

Carcross Desert - Yukon

;-)

Well,

this poses a magnificent question: what is a desert?

Can I perhaps phrase this another way and ask the EO community

" How do you define an Australian desert ? "


Bear in mind that what one person may nominate may not meet the criteria established by another, so if you define an Australian desert maybe you should rattle off your list following on from your definition.

Let's have fun!

Cheers

Rick

Bottom right hand corner as part of copyright etc

"ProSense theme created by Dosh Dosh and The Wrong Advices. "

They got the last part right :)

Gee Alan

I think you've done it again.

Those foreigners from over east will start to realise that our deserts aren't like the Sahara and will come over here in droves and spoil our fun - lol.

cheers

Yep, its erroneous - forgot the two Polar deserts.

Here's wikipedia's list:
1 Antarctic Desert (Antarctica) 13,829,430 sq km
2 Sahara Desert (Africa) 9,100,000+
3 Arctic Desert (Arctic) 2,600,000+
4 Arabian Desert (Middle East) 2,330,000
5 Gobi Desert (Asia) 1,300,000
6 Kalahari Desert (Africa) 900,000
7 Patagonian Desert (South America) 670,000
8 Great Victoria Desert (Australia) 647,000
9 Syrian Desert (Middle East) 520,000
10 Great Basin Desert (North America) 492,000

Hi All,

Here's a handy reference:

STATE/TERRITORY NAME SIZE (km2) AUSTRALIA ( % )

WA, SA Great Victoria 348 750 4.5
WA Great Sandy 267 250 3.5
WA, NT Tanami 184 500 2.4
NT, QLD, SA Simpson 176 500 2.3
WA Gibson 156 000 2.0
WA Little Sandy 111 500 1.5
SA, QLD, NSW Strzelecki 80 250 1.0
SA, QLD, NSW Sturt Stony 29 750 0.3
SA Tirari 15 250 0.2
SA Pedirka 1 250 less than 0.1
- Total 1 371 000 18

Source: Geoscience Australia Deserts database, 1994.

Isn't it interesting that the Wikipedia (see Phil G's post) list has the Great Victoria desert at 647,000 sq km. Phil, you're a GVD man, I reckon. Can you get help us from your knowledge base?