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Simpson Desert, c.50,000 sq mi (130,000 sq km), barren region of central Australia, predominantly in the southeastern portion of the Northern Territory, extending S into Queensland and E into South Australia. Long, parallel sand dunes, up to 150 ft (46 m) high and 1,500 ft (457 m) apart, run for miles across the desert. Charles Sturt Sturt, Charles (stûrt), 1795–1869, English explorer and administrator in Australia, b. India. ..... Click the link for more information. briefly visited the desert in 1845 and Cecil T. Madigan crossed it in 1939. |
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United Stratum is currently applying for a six million acre concession in Northern Australia's Pedirka Basin Simpson Desert. |
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