Fairy circles occur in part of the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
Sources
- Fairy circle (arid grass formation) (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-03-15/fairy-circles-discovered-in-australian-outback/7245736 (abc.net.au)
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/fairy-circles-australia-1.3493530 (cbc.ca)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thousands-more-puzzling-fairy-circles-have-been-found-around-the-world/ (scientificamerican.com)
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