Authors: Da Chen Wu - Ferran Morillas GonzalezAuthors: Da Chen Wu - Ferran Morillas Gonzalez

LocationLocation

The Gibson Desert is located in the Western The Gibson Desert is located in the Western Australia.Australia.

The Gibson desert is part of the Australian The Gibson desert is part of the Australian plateau and its between the Disappointment plateau and its between the Disappointment Lake and the MacDonald Lake at the Tropic of Lake and the MacDonald Lake at the Tropic of Capricorn.Capricorn.

This Desert is and area where the stones and This Desert is and area where the stones and rocks are abundant.rocks are abundant.

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FeaturesFeatures

The name of this desert have its base on Alfred The name of this desert have its base on Alfred Gibson, an explorer who died in their attemp to cross Gibson, an explorer who died in their attemp to cross it during an expedition in 1874, with another explorer, it during an expedition in 1874, with another explorer, Ernest Giles, who survived and named the desert in Ernest Giles, who survived and named the desert in honor of his companion.honor of his companion.

The Gibson desert is part of the regions IBRA* of the The Gibson desert is part of the regions IBRA* of the Western Australia. Western Australia.

*IBRA=*IBRA=Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australiafor Australia

FaunaFauna

The BilbyThe Bilby

The pretty and The pretty and delicate bilby delicate bilby once lived across once lived across most of the most of the Australian inland Australian inland deserts.deserts.

The PerentieThe Perentie

The Perentie, a two meter The Perentie, a two meter monitor lizard that lives in monitor lizard that lives in the Australian deserts, uses the Australian deserts, uses the same strategy: it shelters the same strategy: it shelters in underground burrows.in underground burrows.

FaunaFauna The Thorny DevilThe Thorny Devil

The thorny devil is one The thorny devil is one of the most unusual of the most unusual looking animals of looking animals of the Australian desert, the Australian desert, and its adaptation to and its adaptation to its harsh environment its harsh environment is ingenious to say the is ingenious to say the least.least.

And there are some other animalsAnd there are some other animals that we will not put it in here.that we will not put it in here.

FloraFlora

The Triodia is a large genus The Triodia is a large genus of hummock-forming grass. of hummock-forming grass.

It’s commonly known as It’s commonly known as spinifex.spinifex.

Mulga is a truly amazing Mulga is a truly amazing plant. It is also a good plant. It is also a good fodder tree, its wood is fodder tree, its wood is valuable for a variety of valuable for a variety of purposes and the tree grows purposes and the tree grows in many parts of Australia. in many parts of Australia.