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New South Wales, Australia
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Outback New South Wales is the western part of New South Wales, part of the large Outback. The area is large and the population small: much of the area is desert, far from civilisation. The southern part of Outback New South Wales – the Willandra Lakes region – has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The most livable and accessible part of the NSW Outback, strongly influenced by the verge of the Murray and Darling Rivers. This region is popular as a weekend-trip amongst Victorians, often to see Mungo National Park, a home to the oldest modern human bodies found outside of Africa.
Although not exactly northwestern in the literal sense, general consensus cites this region as northwestern New South Wales. With a strong rural Queensland-like culture, many towns sit on the Great Artesian Basin, a large underground sea – and the main reason why these towns even exist in the first place.
Often dubbed as the Wild West, many only consider this part of Outback NSW to be the true Outback. The Far West contains Outback New South Wales' regional centre, Broken Hill, which is one of not just NSW's, but one of Australia's oldest cities. The region mainly thrives due to its large mining industry, but a booming tourism industry is slowly taking over. If you're a fan of Mad Max, much of it was filmed in this region of New South Wales, particularly around the Silverton area.
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small outback village.
most notable for its petroglyph rock art.
home to the Menindee Lakes.
a UNESCO world heritage site to some of the world's oldest modern human bodies outside Africa.
Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park is a national park in the north of Far West Outback New South Wales, established in 2021.
northwestern most point of New South Wales, near the Cameron Corner Survey Marker.
contains a homestead remnant of the world's largest sheep station.
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