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The Great Victoria Desert. By : Victoria Sealy. Map of the Great Victoria Desert. Longitude and Latitude. Climate and Soil Type. The rainfall range is between 200-250mm a year. The days in the summer are hot ,anything between 30-40 degrees Celsius (90-105 degrees Fahrenheit ).
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The Great Victoria Desert By : Victoria Sealy
Climate and Soil Type The rainfall range is between 200-250mm a year. The days in the summer are hot ,anything between 30-40 degrees Celsius (90-105 degrees Fahrenheit ). Winter temperatures range from a comfortable 20-25 degrees Celsius , but the nights can be freezing , frosts are common.
Support of Plants/Animals in Desert Plants There is little rain in the desert but the amount of vegetation may surprise you. Not only marble gums , mulga , and spinifex grass thrive here. You will even find a huge variety of shrubs and smaller plants . Animals Marsupials , lizards , frogs and even parrots can be found here. Even donkeys ,camels and rabbits have been seen here .
Problems in The Great Victoria Desert Tourist traffic causing habitat degradation. Animals destroying vegetation.
Human Life Effects Solar energy and herbal medicines could be drawn from the desert, could help the world.
Sources Google www.world-builders .org www.pbase.com uts.cc.utexas.edu