List of deserts in Australia and Oceania
This is a non-exhaustive list of deserts in Australia and Oceania .
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| Surname | image | place | Type | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian deserts |
|
Australia | Sand desert | 1,371,000 |
| Gibson Desert |
|
Australia , state of Western Australia | 156,300 | |
| Great sandy desert |
|
Northwest of Australia | 267,250 | |
| Great Victoria Desert |
|
South and West of Australia ( South Australia and Western Australia ) | 348,750 | |
| Kaʻū desert |
|
East side of Kīlauea crater, district of Kaʻū, the southernmost district on the Big Island of Hawaii | ||
| Small sand desert |
|
Australia, state of Western Australia | Sand desert | 111,500 |
| Nullarbor Plain |
|
southern Australia at the Great Australian Bay | Karst desert | 77,000 |
| Painted Desert |
|
73 kilometers southwest of Oodnadatta in the Australian state of South Australia | ||
| Pedirka desert | between Simpson Desert and Great Victoria Desert | 1,250 | ||
| Rangipo Desert |
|
North Island of New Zealand | ||
| Red Center |
|
Outback of the Northern Territory | Semi-desert | approx. 1,000,000 |
| Simpson Desert |
|
mostly in the Northern Territory | Sand desert | 176,500 |
| Strzelecki desert |
|
mostly in South Australia | 80,250 | |
| Sturt's stony desert |
|
Australia in the states of South Australia and, to a lesser extent, also in Queensland | 29,750 | |
| Tanami desert |
|
Australia, mostly to the state of the Northern Territory | 184,500 | |
| Tirari Desert |
|
Australia, northeast of South Australia | 15,250 |