Sturt Plateau

{{Short description|Bioregion in the Northern Territory, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = region

| name = Sturt Plateau

| state = nt

| image2 = IBRA 6.1 Sturt Plateau.png

| caption2 = The interim Australian bioregions,
with the Sturt Plateau in red

| image2_alt =

| coordinates = {{coord|15.6251|S|132.6548|E|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

| coord_ref =

| area = 98575.31

| near-n = Daly Basin

| near-ne = Gulf Fall and Upland

| near-e = Gulf Fall and Upland

| near-se = Mitchell Grass Downs

| near-s = Tanami

| near-sw = Tanami

| near-w = Ord Victoria Plain

| near-nw = Ord Victoria Plain

| near = Sturt Plateau

}}

The Sturt Plateau, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,{{cite journal|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 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version6-1/index.html IBRA Version 6.1] data and covers an area of {{convert|9857531|ha|acre}}.{{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}} The bioregion has the code STU. There are three subregions.

class="wikitable sortable"
rowwidth=100px colspan=5|IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
scope="col" width="250px"|IBRA region / subregionscope="col" width="100px"|IBRA codescope="col" width="250px"|Areascope="col" width="75px"|StatesLocation in Australia
Sturt Plateaualign="center"|STUalign="right"|{{convert|9857531|ha}}align="center" rowspan=4| NTalign="center" rowspan=4|100px
align="right"|Renehanalign="center"|STU01align="right"|{{convert|1938959|ha}}
align="right"|Newcastlealign="center"|STU02align="right"|{{convert|4333836|ha}}
align="right"|Birdumalign="center"|STU03align="right"|{{convert|3584,736|ha}}

Description

The Sturt Plateau bioregion consists of gently undulating plains on lateritised Cretaceous sandstones. Its earths are neutral, sandy, and red and yellow. The vegetation is variable-barked bloodwood woodland with a spinifex understorey.

See also

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References

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{{Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)}}

Category:Plateaus of Australia

Category:Arnhem Land

Category:IBRA regions

Category:Biogeography of the Northern Territory

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