GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Station
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Ranch
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Outback
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Reserve
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Australia, a large land holding used for livestock production is known as a ‘station’ – this originally referred to the main residence and outbuildings of a pastoral property but now generally refers to the whole land holding.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anna Creek Station is the world’s largest working cattle station. It is located in the Australian state of South Australia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anna Creek is not only Australia’s biggest cattle station; it’s the largest in the world. The station covers a total of around 24, 000 square kilometers.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm (station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a grazier.