The Sturt Plateau, an
interim Australian bioregion, is located in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
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The bioregion has the code STU.
There are three subregions.
Description
The Sturt Plateau bioregion consists of gently undulating plains on lateritised Cretaceous sandstones.
Its earths are neutral, sandy, and red and yellow. The vegetation is variable-barked bloodwood woodland with a spinifex understorey.
See also
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Geography of Australia
The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent, while comprising the territory of the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along ...
References
Plateaus of Australia
Arnhem Land
IBRA regions
Biogeography of the Northern Territory
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