The Gibson Desert is a large desert in Western Australia, mainly in an almost pristine state. It is about 155,000 square kilometres in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the
The typical appearance of the Gibson Desert
A four wheel drive in the Gibson Desert
Deserts cover about 1,371,000 km2, or 18%, of the Australian mainland, but about 35% of the Australian continent receives so little rain that it is practically desert. Collectively known as the Great
Gibson Desert
…and Warakurna. Young Indigenous adults from the Gibson Desert region work in the Wilurarra Creative programs to maintain and develop their culture. Deserts of Australia List of deserts by area…
Typical landscape (Simpson Desert)
Wolfe Creek Crater in Western Australia
Pictographs known as Wandjina in the Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River, Kimberley, Western Australia
Strzelecki Desert in South Australia