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The South West region, borders the
states of
New South Wales and
South Australia and the
Northern Territory and is sparsely populated. It
contains the towns of
Roma,
Cunnamulla and
Birdsville. Economic activities include cattle grazing,
cotton farming, and natural resource extraction. The Cooper
Basin gas field is a major natural gas reserve within the
region which provides much of the state’s natural gas.
The North West region is located along the
Gulf of Carpentaria coast. The region's terrain is
mostly arid or
savannah country. The major city in the region is
Mount Isa with a population of approximately 20,000.
Other population centres include
Burketown,
Cloncurry,
Doomadgee,
Kowanyama,
Mornington Island and
Normanton. The region has a population of 33,900 or less
than 1% of the state's total.
Outback refers to remote and arid areas of
Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to
any lands outside of the main
urban areas. The term "outback" is generally used to
refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than
those areas deemed "the
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