Great Sandy Desert

American  

noun

1. a desert in northwestern Australia. About 300 miles (485 km) long; 500 miles (800 km) wide; about 160,000 sq. mi. (414,400 sq. km).

2. Rubʿ al Khali.

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Great Sandy Desert British  

noun

1. a desert in NW Australia. Area: about 415 000 sq km (160 000 sq miles)

2. an English name for the Rub` al Khali

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Example Sentences

Western Australian ranger groups invited Mr. Leseberg and Dr. Murphy to a gathering in Balgo, a community on the northern edge of the Great Sandy Desert, to help the rangers’ expeditions.

From New York Times

Rio Tinto also sharply increased its exploration holdings under the remote Great Sandy Desert, where it announced a large copper find last week.

From Reuters

The northern part of western Australia close to the edge of the Great Sandy Desert presents a landscape of desert plains and grasslands.

From The Guardian

He wrote a book, Spinifex and Sand, which contains a most interesting account of this journey, as well as a graphic and picturesque description of the physical features of the Great Sandy Desert.

From Project Gutenberg

Alas! that I should have had to end his days with a bullet, and leave his bones to be picked by the dingoes of the Great Sandy Desert.

From Project Gutenberg