| 1. | a desert in NW Australia, ab. 300 mi. (485 km) long; 500 mi. (800 km) wide; ab. 160,000 sq. mi. (414,400 sq. km). |
| 2. | Rubʿal Khali. |
b ahl khah-lee; Eng. roo
b al kah-lee]
| a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. ab. 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). |
| Great Sandy Desert A vast arid area of northwest Australia north of the Gibson Desert. |