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Occupying the south eastern corner of the Northern Territory, the Simpson Desert is a large region of sand ridges, with an altitude dropping to under 200 m and a summer temperature that can exceed 50°C. It is part of a region that crosses borders, both into South Australia and Queensland. It is a vast arid landscape with no roads, no walking trails and no facilities. Access is mainly by 4WD, that surprisingly becomes busy during the cooler winter months with visitors wanting to experience the
outback. Several rivers including the Finke River start in the higher parts of the Northern Territory, before disappearing into the desert, but dont expect to see water. There is the occasional rain fall, that causes a desert transformation, where masses of wildflowers appear and claypans become temporary waterholes attracting flocks of birds and other wildlife.
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