What is the amount of precipitation in the desert?

Most experts agree that a desert is an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation per year. The amount of evaporation in a desert often greatly exceeds the annual precipitation. In all deserts, there is little water available for plants and other organisms.

What is the weather like in the Australian desert?

Desert arid and semi-arid regions are found across the middle of the continent, with this region characterized by high temperatures during the day and cool conditions at night. Temperatures vary from 40°C in summer to between 16°C and 24°C in winter. At night, the temperature can vary from 19°C to 0°C.

What is the average amount of rainfall in Australia?

According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), 80% of the earth receives less than 600 mm (24 in) of rainfall annually, and 50% has even less than 300 mm (12 in). As a whole, Australia has a very low annual average rainfall of 419 mm (16 in).

Is there water in the Australian desert?

A soakage, or soak, is a source of water in Australian deserts. It is so called because the water generally seeps into the sand and is stored below, sometimes as part of an ephemeral river or stream.

What do circles mean in Aboriginal art?

concentric circles
Groups of people are generally marked as a circle or set of concentric circles. These circles can represent a meeting place, a campsite, a fireplace, or a watering hole. People's journey between multiple places can be depicted as parallel lines connecting the circles.

What is the average rainfall in a desert in Australia?

Precipitation is rarely evenly distributed throughout the year – often the annual average falls in a month, and it has been known to fall in a single day. Compared to the eastern Sahara, which however has an average rainfall of less than 10mm, Australia's deserts are abundant with water.

How much rain does Australia get per year?

Typically defined as areas receiving an average of less than 250mm of rain per year, Australia's deserts can sometimes technically exceed this average due to our uneven rainfall distribution. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology therefore uses three formulas to define our deserts, which make up a whopping 18 percent of Australia's entire land mass.

Are there any deserts in the interior of Australia?

Australia's deserts, especially in the interior, lack any significant summer rainfall. Deserts are not necessarily completely devoid of vegetation, but have large areas where the vegetation is very limited in height or extent. The Great Victoria Desert is located in Western Australia and South Australia.

The desert was named after Alfred Gibson. Temperatures range from around 20�C to 30�C and the area receives around 200mm of rainfall. Australia's deserts have become an indispensable part of the Australian topography and have earned Australia the title of “desert country''.