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.
Credits!
http://school.eb.com/elementary/article?articleId=346133&query=great%20victorian%20desert&ct=eb
kids
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