Victoria Bonaparte

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Victoria Bonaparte
Australia
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Victoria Bonaparte in red
Area73,012.42 km2 (28,190.3 sq mi)
Localities around Victoria Bonaparte:
Timor Sea Darwin Coastal Darwin Coastal
Northern Kimberley Victoria Bonaparte Daly Basin
Central Kimberley Ord Victoria Plain Sturt Plateau

The Victoria Bonaparte, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,[1][2] comprising 7,301,242 hectares (18,041,760 acres).[3]

The bioregion draws its name from the Victoria River and the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  2. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
  3. ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

Further reading[edit]

  • Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2