2006-09-13 23:34:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
The Gibson Desert, a Western Australian desert made up of sandhills and dry grass, was named after Alfred Gibson who perished while attempting to cross it during an expedition in 1874 with explorer Ernest Giles who narrowly survived the same expedition.
The desert is about 155,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) in size with Indigenous Australians as the only inhabitants. Wildlife includes the red kangaroo and the emu.
2006-09-14 02:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The area was named after Alfred Gibson who perished while attempting to cross it during an expedition in 1874 with explorer Ernest Giles, who narrowly survived the same expedition.
2006-09-14 12:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be Gibson.
Alfred Gibson was supposed to be following along behind Ernest Giles but lost his tracks and went off in the wrong direction and died of thirst. So Giles named the desert after him.
2006-09-14 02:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's Windows Explorer, but it might be Internet Explorer.
2006-09-13 23:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Ever Learn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it certainly was not mel
2006-09-14 13:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋