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 | ||||
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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 |
Sturt Plateau | align="center"|STU | align="right"|{{convert|9857531|ha}} | align="center" rowspan=4| NT | align="center" rowspan=4|100px |
align="right"|Renehan | align="center"|STU01 | align="right"|{{convert|1938959|ha}} | ||
align="right"|Newcastle | align="center"|STU02 | align="right"|{{convert|4333836|ha}} | ||
align="right"|Birdum | align="center"|STU03 | align="right"|{{convert|3584,736|ha}} |
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Category:Plateaus of Australia
Category:Biogeography of the Northern Territory
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