Sunday, October 26, 2008

GREAT SANDY DESERT! (desert environment)

The Great Sandy Desert was the second stop on my trip.
I had a fabulous time although the temperature was nothing like home.
The heat was unbareable. I was very dehydrated as i walked extremely

far with only little water. I met some amazing people that made
my trip to the desert outstanding.
As we wandered over the sand dunes, we learnt many different things from
the head of our group, who happened to work local to the Great Sandy Desert so
she
knew heaps about it :)

Here is some facts that i learnt:
- The second largest Australian desert, after the Great Victoria Desert is the Great Sandy Desert.

- The Great Sandy Desert is located in the north of Western Australia, below the Kimberley Desert on the northern coast
- The famous Kata Tjuta Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock) is actually located in the far south east corner of the Great Sandy Desert.
- The desert the Great Sandy Desert receives a surprising amount of rain, the average yearly rainfall is about 250 mm for most areas

I learnt much more but i'm on a tight schedule so i kinda gotta go
talk soon =]

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