Terra Australis: soils down under

A new exhibition has been opened in the World Soil Museum dedicated to the great diversity of soils of Australia. Australian soils have formed on a wide range of rock types and under climatic conditions varying from the wet and dry tropics of Queensland, to the very low rainfall areas of the centre. Highlighted soils include a red soil from the sugar cane area of Bundaberg in Queensland and a desert soil from the central western area.