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Deserts cover a large portion of the land in Australia. Most of the deserts are found in the central and north-western part of the country. The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. LThe size of the deserts in Australia combined is 1,371,000 square kilometres (529,000 sq mi), and occupy 18% of the continent.
Note that the Western Desert comprises the Gibson Desert, the Great Sandy and Little Sandy Deserts and lies within Western Australia and South Australia. The total area is 524,750 km2 (202,610 sq mi) and is about 7% of the total Australian landmass.
The Great Victoria Desert lies in Western Australia and South Australia. It is over 800 kilometres (500 mi) wide and covers an area of 424,000 square kilometres (164,000 sq mi).
The Gibson Desert lies in central Western Australia and is made up of sandhills and dry grass. The desert is about 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 sq mi) in size. Most of the inhabitants of the area are Indigenous Australians.
Australia ( /əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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