Gulf Plains

The Gulf Plains, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,[1][2] comprising 22,041,825 hectares (54,466,540 acres).[3]

Gulf Plains
Australia
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Gulf Plains in red
Area220,418.25 km2 (85,104.0 sq mi)
Localities around Gulf Plains:
Gulf Coastal Gulf of Carpentaria Cape York
Gulf Fall and Uplands Gulf Plains Einasleigh Uplands
Mount Isa Inlier Mitchell Grass Downs Einasleigh Uplands

The code for the bioregion is GUP.[3]

IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
IBRA region / subregionIBRA codeAreaStatesLocation in Australia
Gulf PlainsGUP22,041,825 hectares (54,466,540 acres)NT / Qld
Karumba PlainsGUP011,057,366 hectares (2,612,810 acres)
Armraynald PlainsGUP021,589,437 hectares (3,927,580 acres)
Woondoola PlainsGUP032,375,110 hectares (5,869,000 acres)
Mitchell-Gilbert FansGUP045,262,816 hectares (13,004,700 acres)
Claraville PlainsGUP053,738,013 hectares (9,236,830 acres)
Holroyd Plain-Red PlateauGUP062,208,468 hectares (5,457,240 acres)
Doomadgee PlainsGUP071,831,823 hectares (4,526,530 acres)
Donors PlateauGUP082,449,964 hectares (6,053,990 acres)
Gilberton PlateauGUP091,403,937 hectares (3,469,200 acres)
Wellesley IslandsGUP10124,893 hectares (308,620 acres)

See also

References
  1. Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. IBRA Version 6.1 data
  3. "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

Further reading
  • Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2


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