Gibson Desert
The Gibson Desert is a large desert in Western Australia, largely in an almost pristine state. It is about 155,000 square kilometres (60,000 sq mi) in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and Simpson deserts. The Gibson Desert is both an interim Australian bioregion and desert ecoregion.
| Gibson Desert | |
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The typical appearance of the Gibson Desert | |
The IBRA-defined boundaries of the Gibson Desert | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 156,289 km2 (60,344 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | Western Australia |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact |
| Protected | 91,274 km² (58%) |
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