Great Victorian Desert By James Matheny Where It

Great Victorian Desert By: James Matheny

Where It Is! • The Great Victorian Desert stretches across southern and western Australia.

What Is In It? • Most of the desert is covered in sand dunes but, a small part of it is covered in pebbles.

Between What? • The desert is between the Nullarbor Plain and the Gibson Desert.

How Long? • The huge piece of land is 250, 000 sq. miles from start to finish.

Grass! • Spinifex grass grows throughout the Great Victorian Desert. Small shrubs grow in groups in the desert.

Near The Coast? • The desert is stretched across southern and western Australia, near the coast.

Rain? • The desert gets six to ten inches of rain a year. NOT much at all!

The Temperature • The Great Victorian Desert has extremely hot Summers and super cold Winters.

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