<P> Named deserts of Australia cover 1,371,000 square kilometres ( 529,000 sq mi ) , or 18 % of the Australian mainland . However , approximately 35 % of the Australian continent receives so little rain it is effectively desert . The deserts in Australia are primarily distributed throughout the western plateau and interior lowlands of the continent . </P>
<P> Named deserts of Australia cover 1,371,000 square kilometres ( 529,000 sq mi ) , or 18 % of the Australian mainland . However , approximately 35 % of the Australian continent receives so little rain it is effectively desert . The deserts in Australia are primarily distributed throughout the western plateau and interior lowlands of the continent . </P>
how much of australia 's land mass is classified as desert
how much of australia 's land mass is classified as desert
1,371,000 square kilometres ( 529,000 sq mi )
1,371,000 square kilometres ( 529,000 sq mi )