Great Victoria Desert

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dessert
gptkbp:area 647,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:average_rainfall 150 mm per year
gptkbp:average_temperature 30° C
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Simpson_Desert
gptkb:Great_Sandy_Desert
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:conservation_status vulnerable species
gptkbp:contains gptkb:dessert
salt lakes
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Pitjantjatjara_people
gptkb:Anangu_people
Indigenous Australian heritage
gptkbp:discovered_by European exploration in the 19th century
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:tourist_attraction
pastoralism
resource extraction
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:bird
bats
small mammals
gptkbp:flora eucalyptus species
acacia species
gptkbp:geographical_feature dune fields
sand plains
gptkbp:historical_event scientific research expeditions
exploration expeditions
settlement attempts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Victoria Desert
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:John_Mc_Douall_Stuart
gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
gptkb:Ernest_Giles
gptkbp:is_protected_by gptkb:Great_Victoria_Desert_National_Park
gptkbp:landforms dunes
hills
plains
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:part_of Central Australia
gptkbp:size gptkb:tourist_attraction
mining
gptkbp:species spinifex grass
gptkbp:tourist_attraction scenic drives
camping sites
wildlife watching
gptkbp:transportation airstrips
4 WD tracks
gptkbp:wildlife kangaroos
emus
reptiles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Strzelecki_Desert
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Great_Victoria_Desert
gptkb:Edward_John_Eyre
gptkb:Yilgarn_Craton
gptkb:Sturt_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5