| Geraldton Sandplains Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The interim Australian bioregions, with Geraldton Sandplains in red | |||||||||||||||
| Area | 31,421.49 km2 (12,131.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Geraldton Sandplains is an interim Australian bioregion of Western Australia. [1] It has an area of 3,142,149 hectares (7,764,420 acres). [2] The Geraldton Sandplains is part of the larger Southwest Australia savanna ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund. [3]
| IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
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| IBRA region / subregion | IBRA code | Area | States | Location in Australia |
| Geraldton Sandplains | GES | 3,142,149 hectares (7,764,420 acres) | WA |  |
| Geraldton Hills | GES01 | 1,969,997 hectares (4,867,970 acres) | ||
| Leseur Sandplain | GES02 | 1,172,152 hectares (2,896,450 acres) | ||
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