Q. Great Sandy Desert, recently seen in news due to sighting of rare bird 'Night Parrot', is located in which country?
Answer:
Australia
Notes: The largest known population of the rare night parrot was discovered in Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert. The Great Sandy Desert is Australia's second-largest desert, covering 284,993 sq. km. It stretches from Eighty Mile Beach on the Indian Ocean to the Northern Territory and from Kimberley Downs to the Gibson Desert. The desert is characterized by sand ridges, salt lakes, and low rocky hills with Spinifex grass. The region experiences high daytime temperatures and low humidity. It is sparsely populated, mainly by Indigenous tribes: Martu in the west and Pintupi in the east.