Gibson Desert
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Gibson Desert
A desert of west-central Australia bounded by the Great Sandy Desert on the north and Great Victoria Desert on the south. The area includes a number of salt lakes.
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Gibson Desert
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(Placename) a desert in W central Australia, between the Great Sandy Desert and the Victoria Desert: salt marshes, salt lakes, and scrub. Area: about 220 000 sq km (85 000 sq miles)
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Gib′son Des′ert
n.
a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. ab. 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
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Noun | 1. | Gibson Desert - a desert area in western Australia Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert - general name given to all desert areas in Australia |
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