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Map-Flinders-Ranges.Pdf A B C Alice Springs D E F G H J K Kulgera Y QAA Big Red Surveyor NORTHERN TERRITOR NORTHERN TERRITORY LINE Generals Poeppel Corner SOUTH AUSTRALIA LINE Birdsville QUEENSLAND Haddon Corner Major Road Sealed K1 Corner SOUTH AUSTRALIA Mount Dare Hotel SOUTH AUSTRALIA Witjira National Park FRENCH Major Road Unsealed RIG Simpson Desert Mt Woodroffe Dalhousie Conservation Park 1 Springs YANDRUWANDHA 1 Secondary Road Sealed RIG / YAWARRAWARRKA RD RD LINE Secondary Road Unsealed Aparawatatja Strzelecki Community Alberga Goyder 'Cordillo Downs' Other Road Unsealed Fregon WANGKANGURRU / YARLULANDI Lagoon Desert Simpson Desert 'Arrabury' 4WD Only Simpson Desert River Macumba Innamincka Station ANANGU Regional Reserve Regional PITJANTJATJARA Warburton Marla OODNADA Reserve YANKUNYTJATJARA Mintabie Crossing Coongie Lakes Explorer’s Way STUAR TT River National Park WESTERN ABORIGINAL A Ck Sturt LAND A87 Route Marker Oodnadatta Ck 2 T ANTAKIRIJA 2 Stony Walkers Crossing Visitor Information Centre ANANGU PITJANTJATJARA RD 'Kalamurina' arburton RD River W Innamincka YANKUNYTJATJARA Cadney DESERT Desert Aboriginal Cultural Experiences PAINTED Homestead TRACK 'Copper Accommodation Hills' KEMPE Mungerannie (Indicated for Outback and Neales Hotel Moomba Flinders Ranges region only) Kati Thanda (No Public A SOUTH Great Victoria Desert Tirari Services) I L Mamungari Con. Park Lake Eyre -Lake Eyre A Cooper R T National Park S Annes Corner Defence North Desert U ANNE Centre A87 A Tallaringa TRACK Vokes Hill Woomera Elliot Strzelecki H Corner Conservation T MARALINGA Price Strzelecki U Park William QUEENSLAND TJARUTJA THE Con. Lake O 3 Creek Regional Desert S 3 ABORIGINAL BEADELL Gregory HWY Park DIERI Reserve LAND Coober Pedy RD See Dog Fence WILLIAM CREEK PASTORAL PROPERTIES Lake Eyre South Outback Cameron The roads in this region pass through working ARABUNNA TRACK 'Muloorina' BIRDSVILLE Corner pastoral properties. Please do not leave the Dog South Australia Map road and enter these properties without prior Defence Coward Springs 'Clayton' Sturt Lake STRZELECKI permission from the landholder. Most home- Centre Nat. Park AUSTRALIA Blanche steads do not provide tourist facilities and are Woomera Wabma Kadarbu Lake Maurice shown on this map for navigational purposes. Mound Springs Please respect the property and privacy of Conservation Park Aboriginal pastoralists. Marree Language Areas RD Fence The shared country ROAD CONDITIONS Dog concept is demonstrated The road surface information on this map should be Lake used as a guide only. Local advice should be sought at 4 by the overlapping of 'Farina' 'Mt Freeling' Callabonna 4 all times. Defence AUSTRALIA BOREFIELD neutral corridors between LAKES Centre HWY Fence Vulkathunha Arkaroola neighbouring language With very few exceptions, the lakes shown are dry salt Woomera Lyndhurst - Gammon Ranges groups. pans and do not indicate a permanent source of water. 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