Desert Landscapes
The type of land that makes up Australia's deserts is varied depending on where it is.The Simpson
Tauami,Great Victorian and Great Sandy deserts.
The Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert,is very dry, and it only gets about 125 mm of rain a year. it is mostly made up of sand dunes, making up 73 % of the desert.
it has the largest sand dunes in Australia.
The desert has the largest dunes in Australia. The sand dunes cover 73% of the desert. The dunes are long and straight and face in a north-northwest/south-southeast direction. Some of the dunes are 200 km long.
As well as the dunes, the dunefields are comprised of the swales, also called
the interdune corridors, between them.
The height of the dunes varies between 10 and 40 m. The average space between
the dunes is about 500 m. The greater the height the lesser the frequency of
the dunes. The height and frequency of the dunes is influenced by the substrate
of the swales. 15 m high dunes are about 200 m apart where the swale between
them is sand, 30 m dunes with gibber swales can have a separation of up to 600
m.
Tauami,Great Victorian and Great Sandy deserts.
The Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert,is very dry, and it only gets about 125 mm of rain a year. it is mostly made up of sand dunes, making up 73 % of the desert.
it has the largest sand dunes in Australia.
The desert has the largest dunes in Australia. The sand dunes cover 73% of the desert. The dunes are long and straight and face in a north-northwest/south-southeast direction. Some of the dunes are 200 km long.
As well as the dunes, the dunefields are comprised of the swales, also called
the interdune corridors, between them.
The height of the dunes varies between 10 and 40 m. The average space between
the dunes is about 500 m. The greater the height the lesser the frequency of
the dunes. The height and frequency of the dunes is influenced by the substrate
of the swales. 15 m high dunes are about 200 m apart where the swale between
them is sand, 30 m dunes with gibber swales can have a separation of up to 600
m.