I think this name should be given by people who engage in geology
Artesian basin is the bottom of the terrain in a certain area, the surface is depressed, and the groundwater level in the area is higher than that in the area, and the water flows to Low-lying flow is called artesian flow. This situation is more common in places where the surrounding areas are high and the middle is low, and the groundwater level is higher than the low-lying areas.
This basin in Australia is an artesian basin, and it is very large. , so it was simply named the Great Artesian Basin. Just like the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Or maybe the reason is just the opposite. Scientists first studied the Great Artesian Basin and named it, and then studied it from then on. Similar basins are called artesian basins.
As for what kind of situation it is, I still don’t know.
But from this:
“Big Artesian Basin” The Basin (Great Artesian Basin) is in the east-central part of the Australian continent. The Australian rock formations are covered with an impermeable layer. It is rainy in the east, forming a water-receiving area. Groundwater flows at a rate of 11 to 16 meters per year to the less rainy areas in the west. Pressured water is permeable. The artesian basin is named after it gushes out of the earth through drilling wells or natural springs. The development of Australia's livestock industry benefits from this unique terrain."
It seems that the reason is the latter.< /p>