the tanami desert is located in northern territory and western australia, australia.
where is the tanami desert located in australia?
northern territory and western australia
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the tanami desert is a desert in northern australia situated in the northern territory and western australia. 





















































it has a rocky terrain with small hills. the tanami was the northern territory's final frontier and was not fully explored by australians of european descent until well into the twentieth century. it is traversed by the tanami track.





















































the name "tanami" is thought to be an anglicisation of the walpiri name for the area, "chanamee", meaning "never die". this referred to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.
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there are several mines in the tanami desert including:





















































bullet::::- the granites gold mine





















































bullet::::- coyote gold mine





















































section::::local indigenous groups.





















































the tanami desert is a kukatja and walpiri country. the tjurabalan live at the edge of the desert.





















































section::::southern tanami indigenous protected area.





















































in july 2012, of the desert area (38% of the total bioregion) was declared an indigenous protected area or conservation zone.





















































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bullet::::- deserts of australia





















































bullet::::- list of deserts by area





















































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bullet::::- kelly, kieran, (2003) " tanami : on foot across australia's desert heart" sydney : pan macmillan australia, 2003.
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