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Due to the aridity and dryness of the desert, almost no Farming activity is carried out there, and it is a protected area of Western Australia. Within South Australia, is the unimaginatively titled Unnamed Conservation Park , one of the twelve World Biosphere Reserves {Link without Title} in Australia and contains pristine arid zone wilderness and possesses cultural significance. The average annual Rainfall is low, but not as low as many Desert s, ranging from 200 to 250 Mm (8 to 10 In ) per year. Thunderstorms are relatively common in the Great Victoria Desert, with an average of 15 - 20 thunderstorms per annum. Summer daytime temperatures range from 32 to 40 °C (90 to 104 °F ). In winter, this falls to 18 to 23 °C (64 to 75 °F). Snow never falls in the Great Victoria Desert. It is inhabited by many different groups of Indigenous Australians , including the Kogara and the Mirning . In 1875 , British Explorer Ernest Giles became the first European to cross the desert. He named the desert after the then-reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria . See also External links |