Official Desert Regions of Australia
Official Desert Regions of Australia
‘Nowhere in Australia is as dry as the Sahara, Sinai, or even most of the Negev desert in Israel. A place like Birdsville has over 100mm of rain in an average year, whereas Eilat in Israel has only 24mm on average. Australia’s deserts are not suitable for agriculture, but they have enough rain to support a rich plant and animal life’