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the tanami desert |
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| The Tanami Desert covers the central region of the Northern Territory and expands over the border into Western Australia. Less than a third of the desert is suitable for pastoral use, the rest made up of Aboriginal lands and Mining leases. The Tanami Road, the major vehicular thoroughfare dissects the desert on a north west, south east axis, with the remote Rabbit Flat Roadhouse about half way between Alice Springs and Halls Creek. The prevailing vegetation is hummock or Spinifex grassland, and the landscape is typified by a profusion of anthills, or termite mounds. There are also rocky outcrops, sand dunes and salt lakes. Gold is mined at the Tanami and Granites mines, as well as the Coyote Field in Western Australia. Major Aboriginal communities in the Tanami are Balgo, famous for its vibrant art, Yuendemu, Lajamanu and Jarra Jarra. | |||
Interactive Map of Australia's Desert Regions A journey up the Tanami Track Canning Stock Route |
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