Everything about Western Desert Australia totally explained
The Western Desert refers to a large tract of desert occurring mainly in the
Western Australia, comprising the
Gibson Desert, the
Great Sandy and
Little Sandy Deserts.
Although it isn't an official Australian desert (see
Deserts of Australia), it's a useful general term of reference to describe this area in Australia.
The Western Desert can be said to stretch from the
Nullarbor in the south to the
Kimberley in the north, and from the
Percival Lakes in the west through to the
Pintupi lands in the
Northern Territory.
It is often used by anthropologists when discussing Aborigines from this area, who include the
Pintupi, the
Warlpiri and the
Martu, among others.
Linguists who study
Aboriginal languages refer to languages from this region a
Western Desert Language.
Apart from the
Canning Stock Route and the
Rabbit-proof fence, white contact with this part of Australia was very rare, up until the 1960s:
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No one had been out there. The desert, as far as the Department [WADept of Suppy] was concerned... was an unknown, as it was to the whole of Western Australia. The Warburton Ranges [were] as far as anybody got. People in those days knew absolutely nothing about Aborigines.Further Information
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