The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia ; the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas.

The Australian Outback is full of very well-adapted wildlife, although much of it may not be immediately visible to the casual observer.

There is a proposal to develop some of the roads running from the SW to the NE to create an all-weather road named the Outback Highway, crossing the continent diagonally from Laverton, Western Australia ( north of Kalgoorlie, through the Northern Territory to Winton, in Queensland.

Under the Köppen climate classification, much of the area within the geographical tropics is classed not as " tropical " but as " dry " ( arid or semi-arid ) including the Sahara Desert, the Atacama Desert and Australian Outback.

Each August the International Tennis Hall of Fame Champions Cup is held ; this event is part of the Outback Champions Series.

The Union is the home to numerous meeting rooms, a ballroom, the University Program Council, Greek Life, the Students Association, The Collegian student newspaper, Student Legal Services, KSDJ 90. 7 FM, Dining Services, four eating facilities, the University Bookstore, Card Services, International Student Affairs, and Outback Jacks.

The short-beaked echidna ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) is found in southeast New Guinea, and also occurs in almost all Australian environments, from the snow-clad Australian Alps to the deep deserts of the Outback, essentially anywhere ants and termites are available.

Lake County is in a high desert region known as Oregon's Outback, on the northwestern edge of the Great Basin.

Rock County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.

Keya Paha County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.

Holt County is located in the Outback area of Nebraska.

Cherry is located in the Outback area of Nebraska.

Brown County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.

Boyd County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.

Blaine County is located in Nebraska's Outback region.

Lakeview also markets itself as part of the " Oregon Outback " and is working to attract more tourist dollars from outdoors enthusiasts, sportsmen and wildlife enthusiasts.

' Crossing the Nullarbor ', for many Australians, is a quintessential experience of the ' Australian Outback '.

Sixty percent of the area of South Australia is in the unincorporated Outback Areas Community Development Trust.

Miriam arranges a reunion with Gilbert, who supposedly is recuperating in the Outback, and this charade lands Ruth in the clutches of P. J.

The immediate backstory is introduced via a comic book that tells the story of a young boy called Robert who is the sole survivor of a helicopter crash in " the Gap " ( the name applied to the Outback at the time of the game ).

Andamooka is the largest town administered by the Outback Areas Community Development Trust instead of a Local Government Area.

The town is now the home of the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which includes amongst its displays a decommissioned Qantas Boeing 747-200 aircraft, registration VH-EBQ, " The City of Bunbury.

A new Australian Outback area is scheduled to open in early 2013 with improved koala exhibits, a care center with floor-to-ceiling windows for guests to see keepers taking care of the koalas, and later on exhibits for Tasmanian devils and Australian birds.

The 1997 Rolf de Heer film, Epsilon, also known as Alien Visitor, an alien in female form descends to Earth from Epsilon in the Southern Cross, and inspires an Outback traveler to better his planet.

Modified SUVs also take part in races, including the Paris-Dakar Rally, the Baja racing series, TREC events, King of the Hammers in California and the Australian Outback.

Several tourist " Two-up schools " in the Outback have also been legalised.

The mid-90s also saw the addition of many restaurants to the village of Schaumburg ; Pizzeria Uno ( tourism version ), Outback Steakhouse, Chevy's, Champps, Chandlers, P. F.

It also contains two large gyms ( Jetts 24hr Fitness and Inspirations ) and Outback Jacks Bar and Grill, a family restaurant.

* Robyn Davidson ( b. September 6, 1950 ) – the first person to make a solo crossing of the Australian Outback by camel ; she also explored the remote desert regions of India.

This also included an Outback sedan in North America, only to be discontinued mid-way through production.

By adopting the Legacy Outback nameplate as used in Europe, these 2003 onwards models also marked the cessation of Subaru's eschewal of the Outback identity for Japan.

Along with the Legacy-based model, Subaru also released the Outback Sport in 1994 to North America only for the 1995 model year.

Holden also looked at taking the U-Car but they declined as they found that the prototypes they had tested were not sutable for the roads in the Outback without extensive modifications.

See also the Bush of Alaskan and the Outback of Australian usage.

They are also the title sponsor of the Outback Champions Series tennis event.

The Baja also required little special accommodation at the under-utilized plant as it shared significant componentry with the Legacy and Outback.

Gumboots can also be tossed skyward on any day of the year in the official Gumboot throwing lane located in the ' Outback ', just behind Taihape's main shopping centre.

The Indian Pacific also stops twice a week, as well as the Broken Hill Outback Xplorer service, run by CountryLink, which heads to Broken Hill on Mondays and Sydney on Tuesdays.

The first three generations of Impreza in North America were also available with an off-road appearance packaged titled Subaru Outback Sport.

Dan Gilvezan was also Outback, Hot Spot and Snapdragon on the show and reprised all of them on Transformers: The Movie and The Return of Optimus Prime.

In 2002, Qantas returned to the town, with a Boeing 747-238B aircraft, registered VH-EBQ and named City of Bunbury, flown into the town for static display at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which is also sited at the airport.

The stadium also hosts the annual Outback Bowl on New Year's Day ; the annual pinnacle of USA equestrian showjumping, the AGA / Budweiser American Invitational ; and the Monster Jam monster truck event after the end of football season in January or February.

Queensland Rail also operates diesel-locomotive-hauled services between Brisbane and Cairns as The Sunlander, Brisbane to Longreach as Spirit of the Outback, Townsville to Mount Isa as The Inlander and Brisbane to Charleville as The Westlander.

Major annual events include the Wine and Food In The Park Festival ( held each March ); The Kingaroy Trail Ride held since 2009 at " Minmore " 36 km from Kingaroy on the Burrandowan road ( May 2011 ); the Kingaroy Show ( held each May ); the Burrandowan Picnic Races ( held at Burrandowan on the outskirts of the Shire, also each May ); the week-long UAV Outback Challenge flying robot competition ( held each September ) and the Christmas Carnival ( each December ).