Nature & Wildlife
8 adorable Aussie desert-dwellers
These arid-zone mammals are tougher than they look, surviving in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.
Tag: desert
Australia’s little-known, misunderstood succulent plants
For centuries Australia’s succulent plants have been undervalued by botanists, neglected by world encyclopaedias and considered pests by backyard gardeners. But now Attila Kapitany, the authority on Australia’s succulent plants, tells Australian Geographic that it’s about time the record is set straight.
Adventure
Surviving in the desert
Aboriginal people across Australia have employed a number of common strategies to help them survive in some of the planet’s most arid environments.
Australia’s 10 deserts
Everything you need to know about the 10 deserts that make up almost a fifth of Australia.
GALLERY: Australia’s desert landscapes
An arid country, 18% of Australia is considered desert and it is home to the sixth biggest desert in the world, the Great Victoria Desert. Virtually uninhabited by humans, Australia’s desert landscapes contain unique and resilient endemic plants and animals.
Destinations
Ngura – Central Australia aerial photography
These stunning aerial photos of Central Australia form part of a photographic exhibition called Ngura, which means ‘my country’ or ‘homeland’ in the Pitjantjatjara language.
Destinations
GALLERY: Red Centre splendour
Veteran AG photographer Andrew Gregory gets a new perspective on Central Australia’s landmarks with his camera drone. Find the full story in the Jan/Feb print issue (#130) of Australian Geographic.
Photography
Bird’s eye view of Minnie Creek, WA
In this dry part of Western Australia, only gnarled desert trees and thorny bushes grow.
History & Culture
Lasseters Camel Cup
Every year, thousands of visitors descend on Alice Springs’ Blatherskite Park for one of our more informal race meetings
Destinations
Mt Augustus, inselberg in the desert
Surrounded by desert, Mt Augustus is a colossus that transports walkers through ages past and present