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The Pedirka Desert is a small
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n
desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...
, about north-west of
Oodnadatta Oodnadatta is a small, remote outback town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia, located north-north-west of the state capital of Adelaide by road or direct, at an altitude of . The unsealed Oodnadatta Track, an outback road ...
and north-east of
Coober Pedy Coober Pedy () is a town in northern South Australia, north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there. Coober Pedy is ...
in
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. Mount Dare and
Witjira National Park Witjira National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia about north of the state capital of Adelaide. History The national park was proclaimed on 21 November 1985 to "protect Australia’s largest array of artesian ...
are just to the north. The desert is relatively small, occupying about .Geosciences Australia – Deserts
Retrieved 10 May 2013. Pedirka Desert belongs to the
Finke bioregion Finke, an interim Australian bioregion, comprises , and is part of two state/territories of Australia: the Northern Territory and South Australia.
. The sands are deep-red and it is vegetated by dense mulga woodlands. Dunes in the desert are low, eroded, widely spaced and positioned parallel to each other. Although the land is not over-appealing to pastoralists, it is progressively being developed.


See also

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Deserts of Australia The deserts of Australia or the Australian deserts cover about , or 18% of the Australian mainland, but about 35% of the Australian continent receives so little rain, it is practically desert. Collectively known as the Great Australian desert, th ...
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List of deserts by area This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above . Notes See also * Desert * Desertification * List of deserts by continent * Polar desert * Tundra * United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti ...


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Pedirka Desert at Bonzle
Deserts of South Australia Far North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub