THE BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE EASTERN GOLDFIELDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Introduction

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Introduction: The Duketon-Sir Samuel Study Area (Figure I) is an area of approximately 17,500 km2, covered by the Geological Survey of Western Australia 1:250,000 Duketon sheet, SG 51-14 (Bunting & Chin, 1979), except for its eastern fringe, and the eastern half of the Sir Samuel sheet, SG/51-13 (Bunting & Williams, 1979). The Study Area is located north of Laverton and southeast of Wiluna in the northeastern part of the Eastern Goldfields, between latitudes 27°00'S and 28°00'S and longitudes 120°45'E and approximately 122°40'E (Figure 1).