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Outback

Outback. presentation by Leonie Haak. Points. What is the Outback? Countryside History Population Tourism Sights. What is the Outback?. „Das Land draußen“ Regions in Australia far from civilisation Nearly 75% of Australia

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Outback

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  1. Outback presentation by Leonie Haak

  2. Points • What is the Outback? • Countryside • History • Population • Tourism • Sights

  3. What is the Outback? • „Das Land draußen“ • Regions in Australia far from civilisation • Nearly 75% of Australia • Northern Territory and Western Australia parts of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia • Different countrysides

  4. Countryside • Steppes and very waterless regions (West): • Normal seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter) • No rain for years • More than 50°C in summer • Very cold nights in winter • Red sand

  5. Tropical rain forests (North): • Two Seasons (dry season between April and October and tropical time between November and March) • High humidity • Heavy rainfall • Green countryside

  6. History • Early European exploration of inland Australia was sporadic • John McDouall Stuart led expeditions in the Outback 150 years ago • Finding of gold: gold miner and farmers • Needs of transport and service systems rose

  7. Infrastructure • Few highways • Sporadic supply stations • “School of the Air“ • Road Trains:

  8. Population today • Farmers: • tending sheep and cows • Aborigines (60,000): • Today in reservations and slums of the cities • Biggest city Alice Springs: • 25,000 inhabitants • Hard life because of heat and drought

  9. Tourism • Benefits: • Varied countryside • National parks • Tours with cars, motor-bikes and on foot • Important: • Water, sunglasses, suncream, insecticides, map, compass, flashlight, hiking boots

  10. Sights

  11. Uluru (“Ayers Rock“)

  12. Olgas or Kata Tjuta

  13. Hammersley Ranges

  14. Litchfield NP

  15. Kakadu NP

  16. Thank you for listening – any questions?

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