Painted Desert (South Australia)
- Painted Desert (South Australia)
:"For other uses, see Painted Desert"Created over 80 million years, the Painted Desert in South Australia, distinct from Painted Desert in Arizona is just as spectacular with its multi-hued terrain. The effects of erosion on the residue from an ancient inland sea and the leaching of minerals in the soil, together lend the myriad colors one sees today. Located towards the north-east of Coober Pedy, Painted Desert is just a few miles away from Arckaringa and is notable also for its distinctive mesas, mountains and geological formations. Not far from here on the way to Oodnadatta you would also see large areas of ground covered with mica. The entire region is desolate and made up of soft, fragile "rock".
References
*cite web |url=http://www.exploroz.com/TrekNotes/Deserts/Painted_Desert.asp |title=Painted Desert |author=David Olsen |publisher=ExplorOz |year=2005-10-10 |accessdate=2006-04-22
External links
* [http://www.wrightsair.com.au/gallery.htm Wrights Air - official Painted Desert Scenic Flights]
* [http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/anna-creek-painted-hills-scenic-flight-review/ Review of Painted Desert Scenic Flight] - on the Road Less Travelled Blog
* [http://picasaweb.google.com.au/neerav.bhatt/AustraliaAnnaCreekPaintedDesertAerialFlight Photo Gallery taken during Painted Desert Scenic Flight by Neerav Bhatt]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/bombs-away-as-painted-hills-debut/2007/03/30/1174761756885.html Bombs away as painted hills debut] - Sydney Morning Herald Article (March 31, 2007)
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/south-australia/discovery-of-the-painted-hills/2006/10/12/1160246265152.html Discovery of the Painted Hills] - Sydney Morning Herald Article (October 15, 2006)
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Painted Desert — may refer to:In places: * Painted Desert, Arizona, an area of badlands in the southwestern United States * Painted Desert (South Australia), a mountainous area in south central Australia * Painted Desert, Las Vegas, Nevada, a neighborhood in Las… … Wikipedia
Painted Desert (Australien) — Mount Arkaringa in Painted Desert Die Painted Desert, die Farbige Wüste , liegt in der Nähe des Ortes Arckaringa 121 Kilometer nordwestlich von Coober Pedy und 73 Kilometer südwestlich von Oodnadatta im australischen Bundesstaat South Australia.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Painted — may refer to objects that have been coated with paint. It may also be used metaphorically for colourful or strikingly coloured , or have other meanings, as in the names of:Animals and plantsWild birds* Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris , in the… … Wikipedia
Far North, South Australia — The Far North is the region of South Australia that is close to the border with the Northern Territory. Colloquial usage in South Australia tends to use the term Far North as referring to that part of South Australia north of a line roughly from… … Wikipedia
William Creek, South Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = William Creek state = sa caption = pop = 6 (2001) poprank = density = est = area = elevation = 521 mayor = timezone = utc = +9:30 timezone dst = utc dst = +10:30 lga = Stuart stategov = fedgov =… … Wikipedia
Oodnadatta, South Australia — (coord|27|32|S|135|26|E|region:AU SA type:city(160)) is located in the heart of the desert 112 m above sea level, 1,011 km north of Adelaide. It can be reached by an unsealed road from Coober Pedy or via the unsealed Oodnadatta Track from Marree… … Wikipedia
Desert exploration — is the deliberate and scientific exploration of deserts, the arid regions of the earth. It is only incidentally concerned with the culture and livelihood of native desert dwellers. The nature of deserts ensures that the story of their exploration … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area … Universalium
Desert — Not to be confused with dessert. This article is about dry terrain. For the act of abandoning or withdrawing support, see desertion. For other uses, see Desert (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
