Murray Darling Depression
| Murray Darling Depression Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee | |
|---|---|
The IBRA regions, with Murray Darling Depression in red | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 197,900 km2 (76,400 mi2) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | |
| Coordinates | 35°12′S 141°36′E / 35.2°S 141.6°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 31,000 km² (15%) |
The Murray Darling Depression , also known as the Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee, is a 19,717,651 HA biogeographic region and an ecoregion in southeastern Australia consisting of a wooded plain through which flow two of Australia's biggest rivers, the Murray and the Darling. There are several modern human settlements in the bioregion including Ivanhoe and Manilla, and it also contains some of the oldest known human occupation sites in Australia.