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Sparsely populated interior of Australia
Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Outback is a name for the large regions covering most of the centre of Australia, including most inland areas of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is a very large area, and in many of the jurisdictions of Australia, it is formally designated in signs, where population decreases, and where communities are much smaller than those closer to the coast.
For the average person, in more remote parts of the Outback, the only way to get around is by car. Make sure you read up on staying safe. If you can afford a bit more, consider chartering a helicopter.
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Devils Marbles (also known by the Aboriginal name Karlu Karlu) is a reserve protecting a natural landmark in the Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory, located just off the Stuart Highway. With an area of 18.02 km² and established in 1961, it is located just 100km south of Tennant Creek.
No other national park in the Outback is comparable to Mungo National Park — not even Uluru. The dunes of the Walls of China, archeological discoveries and fossil sites all make Mungo National Park unique.
This is about the South Australian national park. For the national park across the border in Queensland, see Munga-Thirri National Park Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park is a South Australian national park in the Outback.
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a park in the Northern Territory of Australia, part of the so-called Red Centre of the continent. The national park is a UNESCO World Heritage area and is best known for Uluṟu (also known as Ayers Rock), a single massive rock formation, and also for Kata Tjuṯa (also known as "The Olgas"), a range of rock domes.
Sturt National Park is a national park in the Far West region of Outback New South Wales, bordering both the states of Queensland and South Australia, and is home to the northwestern most point of the state.
Kinchega National Park is a national park in the Far West region of Outback New South Wales.
If there's one place that many think of the South Australian Outback, it's Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, a South Australian national park best known for its iconic Wilpena Pound, a large naturally formed amphitheatre. On top of Wilpena Pound, the park contains some paleontological sites, hiking trails and lookouts.
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