| Murchison Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:IBRA_6.1_Murchison.png) The interim Australian bioregions, with Murchison in red | |||||||||||||||
| Area | 281,205.54 km2 (108,574.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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The Murchison is a loosely defined area of Western Australia located within the interior of the Mid West region. It was the subject of a major gold rush in the 1890s and remains a significant mining district. The Murchison is also included as an interim Australian bioregion.[1] The bioregion is loosely related to the catchment area of the Murchison River and has an area of 281,205 square kilometres (108,574 sq mi).[2]
- ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2022.