Definition of Simpson Desert

1. Noun. A desert region of central Australia.

Generic synonyms: Desert
Group relationships: Australia, Commonwealth Of Australia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Simpson Desert

Simons
Simons' disease
Simonsiella
Simple Simon
Simple Simon over
Simple Simon overs
Simple Simon under
Simple Simon unders
Simple Simons
Simplified Chinese
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index
Simps
Simpson
Simpson's forceps
Simpson's paradox
Simpson Desert (current term)
Simpson uterine sound
Simpsonian
Simpsons
Sims uterine sound
Simson
Simulium
Simulium damnosum
Simulium neavei
Simulium ochraceum
Simulium ornatum
Simulium rugglesi
Simurgh

Literary usage of Simpson Desert

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... it is to be hoped) and strike north-eastward from Marree into the marginal country bordering the Simpson Desert, where the tourist does not go. ..."

2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"The largest of the deserts making up the ACD is the Simpson Desert covering an area of 1.3 x 10s km2 in the northeast corner of central Australia. ..."

3. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"... located some 800 km from Winton southwest of the Landsborough Hwy in the fringe of the Simpson Desert. The Birdsville Races are held here once a year. ..."

4. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"... located some 800 km from Winton southwest of the Landsborough Hwy in the fringe of the Simpson Desert. The Birdsville Races are held here once a year. ..."

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