2000: A Desert Called Sandy Jun 6, 2020

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A desert in Australia is creatively named the Great Sandy Desert, though this is not even the biggest on the continent. Indeed, this is also not the only Great Sandy Desert, as there is also one in Oregon, USA, though this is often also called High Desert. In the case of Australia, there were other names given as well including Western Desert or Canning Desert, both on account of its location, but as can be discerned from the continued use of the nearby Lake Disappointment, a salt lake with no fresh water, Australia doesn’t mind blunt names.