Nullarbor Plain

Nullarbor Plain
Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands
Nullarbor Plain; Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands
	Nullarbor Plain, Australia
	The IBRA regions, with Nullarbor in red
Ecology
Realm	Australasian
Biome	deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders	Coolgardie woodlands; Eyre and Yorke mallee,; Great Victoria Desert;
Geography
Area	197,195 km2 (76,137 sq mi)
Country	Australia
States	South Australia; Western Australia;
Coordinates	30°18′S 129°00′E / 30.3°S 129°E
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Protected	62,317 km2 (32%)

The Nullarbor Plain (/ˈnʌlərbɔːr/ NUL-ər-bor; Latin: nulla feminine of nullus 'no' and arbor 'tree'^[2]) is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, and occupies an area of about 200,000 square kilometres (77,000 sq mi).^[3] At its widest point, it stretches about 1,100 kilometres (684 mi) from east to west across the border between South Australia and Western Australia.

^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
^ Macquarie Dictionary (2nd ed.). Macquarie University. 1991. p. 1220. ISBN 0-949757-63-2.
^ "Across the Nullarbor Plain". Kevin's Wilderness Journeys. 7 June 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.

[doi.org-1] Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]

[2] Macquarie Dictionary (2nd ed.). Macquarie University. 1991. p. 1220. ISBN 0-949757-63-2.

[3] "Across the Nullarbor Plain". Kevin's Wilderness Journeys. 7 June 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.

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