Pilbara
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The Pilbara is a large, dry, sparsely populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal people, its geography, its red earth, and its vast mineral deposits, in particu
North of the Pilbara looking south at the range
Hamersley Range
Weano Gorge in Karijini National Park
The mushroom cloud resulting from the Operation Hurricane detonation
Subterranean fauna
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Subterranean fauna refers to animal species that are adapted to live in an underground environment. Troglofauna and stygofauna are the two types of subterranean fauna. Both are associated with hypogea
Pilbara
…Aboriginal people, its geography, its red earth, and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna. At least two important but differing definitions of "the Pilbara" region exist. Administratively it is one of the nine regions of Western Australia…
The olm (Proteus anguinus), a typical cave dwelling chordate, endemic of Dinaric Alps
The cave beetle Leptodirus hochenwartii (family Leiodidae)