Many communities are in remote locations, accessible only by air or four-wheel drive.
Tourists flock to this region - word of its pristine, rugged beauty have given it an international reputation. Tourists even enjoy experiencing the wet season from November to March. The pastoral industry is the region's oldest. There are almost 100 leases, some 24 of these are now owned by indigenous interests. There are almost half a million cattle here, and the live export market services countries as far away as Libya and Egypt.