Davenport Murchison Ranges Explained

Type:	region
Davenport Murchison Ranges
State:	nt
Area:	58051.08
Near-N:	Mitchell Grass Downs
Near-Ne:	Mitchell Grass Downs
Near-E:	Tanami
Near-Se:	Tanami
Near-S:	Tanami
Near-Sw:	Tanami
Near-W:	Tanami
Near-Nw:	Mitchell Grass Downs
Near:	Davenport Murchison Ranges

Davenport Murchison Ranges is an interim Australian bioregion located in the Northern Territory.^[1] It has an area of 5805108ha.^[2] The bioregion is part of the larger Great Sandy-Tanami desert ecoregion.

Subregions

Davenport Murchison Ranges is made up of three subregions:^[2]

• Ashburton Range (DMR01) – 1218621ha
• Davenport (DMR02) – 1589590ha
• Barkly (DMR03) – 2996897ha

Protected areas

Less than 5% of the bioregion is in protected areas,^[3] the largest of which is Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park in the Barkly subregion.

Notes and References

1. . Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report . . 3 May 2022.
2. Web site: Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . Commonwealth of Australia . 2012 . 3 May 2022.
3. Web site: National Reserve System - IBRA Region Protection Level. . March 2021 . Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australian Government . Geospatial & Information Analytics Branch, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Commonwealth of Australia . 28 May 2022.