Western Desert region

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The Western Desert region is a vast arid area of central and western Australia that is home to several Aboriginal groups and rich desert ecosystems.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
climateCharacteristic high evaporation rates ⓘ
high temperature extremes ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ
contains Gibson Desert ⓘ
Great Sandy Desert ⓘ
Great Victoria Desert ⓘ
continent Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
hasConservationValue important for desert biodiversity conservation ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Dreaming tracks ⓘ
sacred sites ⓘ
songlines ⓘ
hasEcosystemType desert ecosystem ⓘ
hasFauna desert birds ⓘ
marsupials ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
hasHydrologyFeature ephemeral lakes ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ
seasonal waterholes ⓘ
hasVegetationType acacia shrublands ⓘ
mulga woodlands ⓘ
spinifex grasslands ⓘ
inhabitedBy Aboriginal Australians ⓘ
Martu people ⓘ
Ngaanyatjarra people ⓘ
Pintupi people ⓘ
Pitjantjatjara people ⓘ
Western Desert cultural bloc ⓘ
Yankunytjatjara people ⓘ
knownFor Aboriginal art ⓘ
biodiversity adapted to arid conditions ⓘ
remote communities ⓘ
landTenure Aboriginal freehold land ⓘ
Indigenous Protected Areas ⓘ
languageFamilyRegionFor Western Desert language ⓘ
locatedIn central Australia ⓘ
western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
partOf Australian arid zone ⓘ
Australian deserts ⓘ
terrain gibber plains ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
traditionalLandUse fire-stick farming ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yankunytjatjara → region → Western Desert region ⓘ
Pitjantjatjara people → culturalRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Western Desert cultural bloc → partOf → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Yankunytjatjara language → languageBranch → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Western Desert language → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Western Desert language → hasGlottologName → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Western Desert art → originatesFrom → Western Desert region ⓘ
Ngaanyatjarra → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Ngaanyatjarra → nativeTo → Western Desert region ⓘ
Martu people → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Yankunytjatjara people → region → Western Desert region ⓘ
Yayayi Napangati → artisticRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd → regionServed → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi → artisticRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri → artisticRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Luritja people → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Luritja people → traditionalTerritory → Western Desert region of central Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri → artisticRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula → placeOfBirth → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula → associatedWith → Western Desert region ⓘ
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa → placeOfBirth → Western Desert region ⓘ
Ningura Napurrula → placeOfBirth → Western Desert region ⓘ
Ningura Napurrula → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
George Tjungurrayi → culturalContext → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Martu Wangka language → spokenIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Pintupi language → spokenIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Wati languages → region → Western Desert region ⓘ
Kukatja → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Manyjilyjarra people → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Jigalong → locatedInDesertRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Jameson → locatedIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Kanpa → locatedIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Irrunytju → locatedInDesertRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Anangu people → locatedIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Tjirrkarli → locatedIn → Western Desert region ⓘ
Tjukurla → region → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Ngaanyatjarra people → nativeTo → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Pintupi people → traditionalRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Kukatja people → traditionalRegion → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Karlamilyi National Park → locatedIn → Western Desert ⓘ
linked to: Western Desert region
Ngaanyatjarra language → spokenIn → Western Desert region ⓘ