Gulf Plains

Region in Australia

Gulf Plains
Australia

The interim Australian bioregions,
with Gulf Plains in red

Area| 220,418.25 km2 (85,104.0 sq mi)
| Localities around Gulf Plains:

Gulf Coastal | Gulf of Carpentaria | Cape York
Gulf Fall and Uplands | Gulf Plains | Einasleigh Uplands
Mount Isa Inlier | Mitchell Grass Downs | Einasleigh Uplands

The Gulf Plains, an interim Australian bioregion (IBRA), is located in the Northern Territory and Queensland, comprising 22,041,825 hectares (54,466,540 acres).[1] It is one of 89 such bioregions defined in Australia, with 419 subregions as of IBRA version 7, compared with the 85 bioregions and 403 subregions described in IBRA6.1.[2][3]

The code for the bioregion is GUP.[1]

IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7

IBRA region / subregion | IBRA code | Area | States | Location in Australia
Gulf Plains | GUP | 22,041,825 hectares (54,466,540 acres) | NT / Qld |
Karumba Plains | GUP01 | 1,057,366 hectares (2,612,810 acres)
Armraynald Plains | GUP02 | 1,589,437 hectares (3,927,580 acres)
Woondoola Plains | GUP03 | 2,375,110 hectares (5,869,000 acres)
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans | GUP04 | 5,262,816 hectares (13,004,700 acres)
Claraville Plains | GUP05 | 3,738,013 hectares (9,236,830 acres)
Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau | GUP06 | 2,208,468 hectares (5,457,240 acres)
Doomadgee Plains | GUP07 | 1,831,823 hectares (4,526,530 acres)
Donors Plateau | GUP08 | 2,449,964 hectares (6,053,990 acres)
Gilberton Plateau | GUP09 | 1,403,937 hectares (3,469,200 acres)
Wellesley Islands | GUP10 | 124,893 hectares (308,620 acres)

## See also

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* Queensland portal
* Environment portal

* Geography of Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.
2. ^ "Australia's bioregions (IBRA)". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
3. ^ Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G; University of New England. School of Natural Resources (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, p. 3, retrieved 11 February 2022

## Further reading

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* 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

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