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The Victorian Midlands is an interim Australian bioregion located in central Victoria. [1] It has an area of 3,469,789 hectares (8,574,040 acres). [2] The Victorian Midlands bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion.
The Victorian Midlands bioregion consists of four subregions:
Gascoyne is an interim Australian bioregion located in Western Australia. It has an area of 180,752.57 square kilometres (69,788.96 sq mi). Together with Murchison bioregion to the south, it constitutes the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund.
New England Tablelands, an interim Australian bioregion, is located mainly in New South Wales, comprising 3,002,213 hectares, of which 2,860,758 hectares or 95.23 per cent of the bioregion lies within New South Wales; and the residual within Queensland. This bioregion is one of the smaller bioregions in NSW, occupying 3.57 per cent of the state.
The Tasmanian Northern Midlands is an interim Australian bioregion located in northern midlands region of Tasmania, comprising 415,445 hectares.
The Arnhem Coast, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory, comprising an area of 3,335,669 hectares of the coastal plains that characterises central Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
The Central Arnhem, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory, comprising an area of 3,462,433 hectares of central Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
The Darwin Coastal, an IBRA bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Daly Basin, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory, comprising an area of 2,092,229 hectares of central Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Nandewar, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in New South Wales and Queensland, and comprises an area of 2,701,977 hectares, surrounded by the Brigalow Belt South to the west, south-west and north-west, and to the east by the New England Tablelands. This is a region of hills on Palaeozoic sediments and lithosols and of Eucalyptus albens woodlands and summer rainfall.
Central Mackay Coast, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in Queensland, and comprises 1,464,208 hectares.
The Sturt Plateau, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory, and covers an area of 9,857,531 hectares. The bioregion has the code STU. There are three subregions.
Tanami is an interim Australian bioregion, comprising 25,997,277 hectares in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is part of the Great Sandy-Tanami desert ecoregion.
Davenport Murchison Ranges is an interim Australian bioregion located in the Northern Territory. It has an area of 5,805,108 hectares. The bioregion is part of the larger Great Sandy-Tanami desert ecoregion.
Tiwi Cobourg is an interim Australian bioregion located in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It has an area of 1,010,580 hectares, which includes the Cobourg Peninsula of Arnhem Land, Croker Island, and the Tiwi Islands. The bioregion is part of the Arnhem Land tropical savanna ecoregion.
Kanmantoo is an interim Australian bioregion located in South Australia. It has an area of 812,415 hectares, which includes the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. The bioregion is part of the Mount Lofty woodlands ecoregion.
Flinders Lofty Block is an interim Australian bioregion located in South Australia. It has an area of 6,615,765 hectares, which includes the Mount Lofty Ranges and Flinders Ranges.
South Eastern Queensland is an interim Australian bioregion located in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. It has an area of 7,804,921 hectares. It is one of the most biodiverse bioregions in Australia. The bioregion is home to eucalypt forests and woodlands, with rainforests on mountain slopes and in stream valleys and wallum heaths near the coast. South Eastern Queensland bioregion is the northernmost part of the Eastern Australian temperate forests ecoregion.
The Darling Riverine Plains is an interim Australian bioregion located in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. It has an area of 10,699,769 hectares. South Eastern Queensland bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate savanna ecoregion.
The Southern Volcanic Plain is an interim Australian bioregion located in western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. It has an area of 2,440,340 hectares. The Southern Volcanic Plain bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion. The Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain lies on the plain.
The South East Coastal Plain is an interim Australian bioregion located in coastal southern Victoria. It has an area of 1,749,237 hectares. The South East Coastal Plain bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion and also features the Gippsland Plains Grassy Woodland.
The South East Corner is an interim Australian bioregion located in eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales. It has an area of 2,532,053 hectares. The South East Corner bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion.
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