Davenport Murchison Ranges is an interim Australian bioregion located in the Northern Territory.[1] It has an area of 5,805,108 hectares (14,344,730 acres).[2] The bioregion is part of the larger Great Sandy-Tanami desert ecoregion.

Davenport Murchison Ranges Northern Territory
Old Police Station Waterhole in Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park
The interim Australian bioregions, with Davenport Murchison Ranges in red
Area	58,051.08 km2 (22,413.6 sq mi)
Localities around Davenport Murchison Ranges: Mitchell Grass Downs Mitchell Grass Downs Mitchell Grass Downs Tanami Davenport Murchison Ranges Tanami Tanami Tanami Tanami

Subregions

Davenport Murchison Ranges is made up of three subregions:[2]

• Ashburton Range (DMR01) – 1,218,621 hectares (3,011,280 acres)
• Davenport (DMR02) – 1,589,590 hectares (3,928,000 acres)
• Barkly (DMR03) – 2,996,897 hectares (7,405,490 acres)

Protected areas

Less than 5% of the bioregion is in protected areas,[3] the largest of which is Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park in the Barkly subregion.

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