Tanami Desert

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The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia. It has a rocky terrain with small hills. The Tanami Desert is one of the most isolated and arid places on Earth. The Tanami was the Northern Territory's final frontier and wasn't fully explored until well into the twentieth century.

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Coordinates: 130° E 20° S
Area: 37529 km²
Closest place to the Tanami Desert with recorded rainfall is Rabbit Flat, Northern Territory:
Annual rainfall: 429.7 mm
Mean daily max temperature: 33.5 °C
Mean daily min temperature: 16.4 °C
Mean number of clear days 169
Mean daily evaporation 7.6 mm

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