Gulf Fall and Uplands
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = region
| name = Gulf Fall and Uplands
| state = au
| image = IBRA 6.1 Gulf Fall and Uplands.png
| caption = The interim Australian bioregions,
with Gulf Fall and Uplands in red
| coordinates =
| pop =
| est =
| area = 118479.09
| url =
| near-n = Gulf Coastal
| near-ne = Gulf Plains
| near-e = Gulf Plains
| near-se = Mount Isa Inlier
| near-s = Mitchell Grass Downs
| near-sw = Mitchell Grass Downs
| near-w = Sturt Plateau
| near-nw = Arnhem Plateau
| near = Gulf Fall and Uplands
}}
The Gulf Fall and Uplands, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Queensland,{{cite web | author = Environment Australia | title = Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report | publisher = Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government | url = http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version5-1/summary-report/index.html | access-date = 2007-01-31 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060905215218/http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version5-1/summary-report/index.html |archive-date = 2006-09-05}}[http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version6-1/index.html IBRA Version 6.1] data comprising {{convert|11847909|ha}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/nrs/science/bioregion-framework/ibra/ibracode7.html |title=Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes |work=Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |year=2012 |access-date=13 January 2013}}
Described in IBRA5.1 as "undulating terrain with scattered low, steep hills on Proterozoic and Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, often overlain by lateritised Tertiary material; skeletal soils and shallow sands; Darwin box (Eucalyptus tectifica) and variable-barked bloodwood (Corymbia erythrophloia) woodland to low open woodland with spinifex understorey."
The abbreviation for the bioregion is GFU.
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rowwidth=100px colspan=5|IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
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scope="col" width="250px"|IBRA region / subregion | scope="col" width="100px"|IBRA code | scope="col" width="250px"|Area | scope="col" width="75px"|States | Location in Australia |
Gulf Fall and Uplands | align="center"|GFU | align="right"|{{convert|11847909|ha}} | align="center" rowspan=3| NT / Qld | align="center" rowspan=3|100px |
align="right"|McArthur | align="center"|GFU01 | align="right"|{{convert|9330938|ha}} | ||
align="right"|Nicholson | align="center"|GFU02 | align="right"|{{convert|2516971|ha}} |
See also
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References
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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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Category:Carpentaria tropical savanna
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