Great Victoria Desert
LocationWestern Australia/South Australia
Area647,000 km2
ContinentAustralia
TypeSubtropical
About Great Victoria Desert
The largest desert in Australia. A sandy desert with grasslands. Indigenous people have lived here for 24,000+ years. Nuclear tests were conducted here by the British in the 1950s.
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