In which country is the Simpson Desert
"dunal desert. A wide variety of desert flora and fauna are protected in a landscape of varied dune systems, extensive playa lakes, spinifex grasslands and Acacia woodlands. These trees soak up water from underground water springs. In an unprecedented move, it and the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve were closed to public access by the state government from 1 December 2008 to 15 March 2009 due to extreme heat during the Australian summer. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate. Munga-Thirri—Simpson Desert Conservation"
"the Simpson Desert. Although he was not the first to cross the desert, he has become known as the last of the ""classic"" explorers of central Australia. For many years he worked as a lecturer in geology at the University of Adelaide. He married Wynnis Knight Wollaston, a native of Adelaide, Australia, whilst he was in London in 1915. The daughter of Cecil Madigan is renowned Australian sculptor Rosemary Madigan, and her daughter is leading harpist Alice Giles. Other descendants include David Madigan (deceased) and his two children, Sir Russell Madigan (deceased) and his five children, Neith Madigan (deceased) and"
"by such bores, the flow of water to springs has been steadily decreasing in recent years. It is also part of the Lake Eyre basin. The Simpson Desert is an erg which contains the world's longest parallel sand dunes. These north-south oriented dunes are static, held in position by vegetation. They vary in height from 3 metres in the west to around 30 metres on the eastern side. The largest dune, Nappanerica, is 40 metres in height. The explorer Charles Sturt, who visited the region from 1844–1846, was the first European to see the desert. In 1880 Augustus Poeppel, a"
"Munga-Thirri National Park Munga-Thirri National Park, formerly known as the Simpson Desert National Park, is the largest national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,495 km west of Brisbane. The park covers an area of more than 10,000 km in the Simpson Desert surrounding Poeppel Corner west of Birdsville and Bedourie in the Central West region of the state. The main features of the park are large sand dunes which can be 50 m high and around 1 km apart. Most dunes are between 10 and 35 m in height. The longest sand ridge is 200 km in length. One of the"
"Simpson Pass Simpson Pass, el. , is a mountain pass on the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, in the area of the Ball Range. It is the prominence col for Mount Ball on the Continental Divide in the vicinity of Sunshine Village ski resort. Simpson River and Simpson Pass are named after Sir George Simpson who first explored the area in 1841. The British Columbian side (Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park) is drained by the Simpson River, via its tributary the North Simpson River to the Kootenay River and then the Columbia River. The drainage on"
"Australia. The property is situated on the western edge of the Simpson Desert and has a portion of the ephemeral Finke River flowing through the property. It is composed of a mix of land systems including desert sand plains and sand dunes, gibber plains, low hills and rises, flood-out country, swamps and lakes. The swamplands are found between tall dunes and only flood intermittently. Vegetation communities include large areas of spinifex grassland, saltbush shrublands, and acacia and eucalypt woodlands. The traditional owners of the area are the Arrente peoples who lived and travelled through the area for thousands of years."
"rot, prompting Sprigg to take it to Adelaide for conservation treatment.' The area was opened up to scientific investigation and tourism by the Sprigg expeditions, together with a well-publicised crossing made in 1966 by the Leyland Brothers which proved that the Simpson Desert was accessible to four-wheel drive vehicles. In 1967 a large part of the desert became protected with the proclamation of South Australia's Simpson Desert National Park (now Munga-Thirri—Simpson Desert Conservation Park) and Queensland's Simpson Desert National Park (now Munga-Thirri National Park); the latter being extended in 1983. By this time, interest in the desert was increasing, with"
"National Parks Association. The park was extended northwards in 1991. The expansion included arid lands with a more diverse range of vegetation. Munga-Thirri National Park Munga-Thirri National Park, formerly known as the Simpson Desert National Park, is the largest national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,495 km west of Brisbane. The park covers an area of more than 10,000 km in the Simpson Desert surrounding Poeppel Corner west of Birdsville and Bedourie in the Central West region of the state. The main features of the park are large sand dunes which can be 50 m high and around 1 km apart."
"Simpson, Illinois Simpson is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census. Simpson is located in eastern Johnson County at (37.467977, -88.756277), in the valley of Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Bay Creek and part of the Ohio River watershed. Illinois Route 147 passes through the village, leading southwest to Vienna, the county seat, and east to its terminus at Glendale. According to the 2010 census, Simpson has a total area of , of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there"
"Simpson, Louisiana Simpson is a village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area. Simpson is located at (31.256010, -93.018519). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and 0.16% is water. This climatic region is typified by hot, humid summers and mild winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Simpson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated ""Cfa"" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 583 people,"
"the excessive heat and inadequately experienced drivers attempting to access the desert in the past, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has decided since 2008-2009 to close the Simpson Desert during the summer — to save unprepared ""adventurers"" from themselves. The area has an extremely hot, dry desert climate. Rainfall is minimal, averaging only about 150 mm per year and falling mainly in summer. Temperatures in summer can approach 50 °C and large sand storms are common. Winters are generally cool, however, heatwaves even in the middle of July are not unheard of. Some of the heaviest rain in"
"been depleting wood supplies to the point that native fauna could be affected. This has led to authorities encouraging the use of gas camp stoves. Aboriginals have lived in the region for generations. They survived in the dry conditions by digging soaks in the depressions between dunes, some of which were 7m deep. David Lindsay was the first non-Aboriginal person to cross the central and southern areas of the Simpson Desert in 1886. It wasn't until 1936 that Ted Colson crossed the full length of the desert. A national park in the desert was first suggested in 1965 by the"
"time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart who she found more fascinating because he was described as ""devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever."" Matt Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot. The Simpsons are a family who live in at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the town of Springfield in the United States. The state in which in this town is located is never specified, however they do have snow and sometimes wear sweaters in the fall. It's a"
"Fort Simpson Fort Simpson (Slavey language: ""Liidli Kue"" ""place where rivers come together"") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers. It is approximately west of Yellowknife. Both rivers were traditionally trade routes for the Hudson's Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area. Fort Simpson is the regional centre of the Dehcho and is the gateway to the scenic South Nahanni River and the Nahanni National Park Reserve. Fort Simpson"
"Simpson, North Carolina Simpson is a village in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 416 at the 2010 census. The village is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area. Simpson is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 464 people, 189 households, and 131 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,260.2 people per square mile (484.2/km). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 562.2 per square mile (216.0/km)."
"Simpson Park Mountains The Simpson Park Mountains, also known as the Simpson Park Range, are located in Lander and Eureka counties, in central Nevada in the western United States. The mountains reach an elevation of at Fagin Mountain, and cover an area of approximately . US Route 50 crosses the very southern end of the range at Hickison Summit between Eureka and Austin. The range runs in a southwest-northeasterly direction between the Toiyabe Range on the west across Grass Valley and the Roberts Mountains to the east. Other ranges around the Simpson Parks include the Cortez Mountains to the north"
"Simpson County, Mississippi Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its western border is formed by the Pearl River, an important transportation route in the 19th century. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,503. The county seat is Mendenhall. The county is named for judge Josiah Simpson. Simpson County is part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Spencer Myrick, a politician who has served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, and his brother, Bill, a country music figure in Odessa, Texas, were born in Simpson County. They were reared in"
"Non-English versions of The Simpsons The animated TV show ""The Simpsons"" is an American English language animated sitcom which has been broadcast in the United States since 1989 on FOX. In other countries, the TV show started broadcasting later than 1989 either in its original version or in a dubbed version. The show was first broadcast in the area in English with Arabic subtitles on networks like Showtime Arabia and Dubai's One TV, where it received a following in the area. The show was finally dubbed into Arabic in September 2005, under the title ""Al-Shamshoon"" (). In addition to being"
"$25,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,541. About 14.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 32.7% of those age 65 or over. Simpson, North Carolina Simpson is a village in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 416 at the 2010 census. The village is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area. Simpson is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. As of the"
"Simpson Strait The Simpson Strait () is a natural, shallow waterway separating King William Island to the north from Adelaide Peninsula on Nunavut's mainland to the south. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, connects the Queen Maud Gulf with Rasmussen Basin's Rae Strait. Simpson Strait measures long and wide, and there are several small islands within it: Albert, Beaver, Boulder, Castor, Chens, Club, Comb, Denille, Dolphin, Eta, Hook, Kilwinning, Pollux, Ristvedt, Saatuq, Sarvaq and Taupe. George Back reached Simpson Strait in 1834, but did not name it. In 1836, the Hudson's Bay Company wanted to ""endeavor to complete"
"many people visiting Poeppel Corner. In 1986 the Friends of the Simpson Desert Conservation Park was formed in South Australia to assist with the park's conservation. In 1989 the group erected a replica of the original post at Poeppel Corner. Poeppel Corner is a well-known tourist destination today. Given the enormous physical difficulties which the surveyors faced in the task, their survey of the Queensland-South Australian border was impressive. Today, Global Positioning System (GPS) can pinpoint place by longitude and latitude more accurately. It is now apparent that the intended corner between Queensland and South Australia at 26 degrees S"
"Plateau, Simpson County was ""not"" highly pro-Union during the Civil War. Consequently, Simpson was as reliably Democratic as the Jackson Purchase and Bluegrass during the following century: no Republican carried Simpson County until Richard Nixon’s 1972 landslide. As with all of rural Kentucky, the social liberalism of the Democratic Party – rejected overwhelmingly by southern whites – has made it solidly Republican at least a Presidential level since 2000. Simpson County, Kentucky Simpson County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,327. Its county seat"
"Dennis Bartel was the first white man to successfully walk solo and unsupported west-to-east across the Simpson, 390 km in 24 days, relying on old Aboriginal wells for water. In 2006 Lucas Trihey was the first non-indigenous person to walk across the desert through the geographical centre away from vehicle tracks and unsupported. He carried all his equipment in a two-wheeled cart and crossed from East Bore on the western edge of the desert to Birdsville in the east. In 2008, Michael Giacometti completed the first, and only, east-to-west walk across the Simpson Desert. Starting at Bedourie in Queensland, he"
"Simpson County, Kentucky Simpson County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,327. Its county seat is Franklin. Simpson County was established in 1819 from Allen, Logan, and Warren Counties. The county is named for Captain John Simpson, a Kentucky militia officer who fought in Battle of Fallen Timbers in the Northwest Indian War, and was killed during the War of 1812 in the Battle of River Raisin. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is"
"Simpsonville, Maryland Simpsonville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. People and nature have long flourished beside the Middle Patuxent River. Over 12,000 years ago, Native Americans hunted deer and gathered acorns and other wild food in the woods and waters. People from Woodland Indian cultures settled nearby about 2,000 years ago, leaving traces of their lives in the earthenware pottery and stone tools they left behind. In 1741, John Hobbs acquired the patent on the lands around Simpsonville. The land passed to Vachel Worthington in 1789, followed by Richard Owings in 1796. The early 19th century"
"Simpsons Gap Simpsons Gap (Arrernte: ""Rungutjirpa"") is one of the gaps in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located 18 kilometres west from Alice Springs, on the Larapinta Trail. The gap is home to various plants and wildlife, including the black-footed rock-wallaby. It is the site of a permanent waterhole. The area is an important spiritual place for the Arrernte people, who have inhabited the Arrernte area since before European discovery. Simpsons Gap is known to the Arrernte as ""Rungutjirpa"". It was later visited by surveyor Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn in 1871 while he was searching for"
"a better route for the Overland Telegraph Line. Section 1 of the Larapinta Trail begins at Alice Springs Telegraph Station and ends here. Simpsons Gap Simpsons Gap (Arrernte: ""Rungutjirpa"") is one of the gaps in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located 18 kilometres west from Alice Springs, on the Larapinta Trail. The gap is home to various plants and wildlife, including the black-footed rock-wallaby. It is the site of a permanent waterhole. The area is an important spiritual place for the Arrernte people, who have inhabited the Arrernte area since before European discovery. Simpsons Gap"
"Utah. Law enforcement searched the Simpson Springs area later that week, but did not find anything. Susan has not been seen since, nor have her remains been found. (Fourteen months later, on February 5, 2012, Josh Powell and his two sons were killed in an apparent murder–suicide in Graham, Washington.) Simpson Springs Simpson Springs is a spring, former Pony Express station, former Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and campground in southeast Tooele County, Utah, United States. The springs are located about south of Dugway and about west of the town Vernon, on the southeastern corner of the Dugway Proving Ground. The"
"Colson Track The Colson Track is a remote dirt track in Australia running between the Simpson Desert in South Australia and Numery Station in the Northern Territory. It is named in honour of Ted Colson, the first person of European descent to make a successful crossing of the Simpson Desert on foot. The southern terminus of the track is at a junction with the Rig Road in the western Simpson Desert, and the northern terminus is marked by a sign near the boundary of Numery Station. The length of the track is 336 km, much of which is in swales"
"decades occurred during 2009-2010, and has seen the Simpson Desert burst into life and colour. In early March 2010, Birdsville recorded more rain in 24 hours than is usual in a whole year. Rain inundated Queensland’s north-west and Gulf regions. In total, 17 million megalitres of water entered the State’s western river systems leading to Lake Eyre. In 2010, researchers uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the desert. The Simpson Desert is also a large part of the World Wildlife Fund ecoregion of the same name which consists of the Channel Country and the Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields bioregions"
"but is a destination for kayakers. In the early 20th century its sandstone quarries supplied building stone to the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario, and to cities in the United States. Simpson Island Simpson Island is an island in Lake Superior, situated off the north shore at the entrance to Nipigon Bay, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 5 km from the mainland and approximately 13 km southwest of the locality of Rossport. Simpson Island is 113 km northeast of the district capital, Thunder Bay, Ontario. The fourth largest island in Lake Superior and the"
"Simpson, Victoria Simpson is a small town in the Western District of Victoria Australia. The town is in a dairying region and lies about halfway between Colac and the coastal fishing resort of Port Campbell. Most of the town is located in the Corangamite Shire, but a small, forested section lies in the Shire of Colac Otway. Simpson is south of Cobden. At the , Simpson had a population of 569. The town is named after Les Simpson, the first chairman of the Soldier Settlement Commission. Prior to the formation of the Soldier Settlement Commission in 1946, the large bush"
"mm with 0.5 mm being the average size for the crests and 0.3 mm being the average size on the dune flanks. The active crests have sand sediment but on the inter-dunes, the sediment is not as well sorted. The sediment varies in color from pink to brick red, but by the rivers and playas the sediment color is light grey. The progression of the color from grey to red is due to the release of iron oxide from the sediment when weathered. Simpson Desert The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in"