Gulf Plains

The Gulf Plains, an interim Australian bioregion (IBRA), is located in the Northern Territory and Queensland, comprising 22,041,825 hectares (54,466,540 acres).[1] It is one of 89 such bioregions defined in Australia, with 419 subregions as of IBRA version 7, compared with the 85 bioregions and 403 subregions described in IBRA6.1.[2][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.[1]

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. "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.
  2. "Australia's bioregions (IBRA)". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G; University of New England. School of Natural Resources (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, p. 3, retrieved 11 February 2022

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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