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Anna Creek Station has an area of 23,677 km2(9,142 sq mi; 5,851,000 acres) which is slightly larger than Israel. It is 8,000 km2 (2,000,000 acres; 3,100 sq mi) larger than its nearest rival, Alexandria Station in the country's Northern Territory
It is over seven times the size of the United States' biggest ranch, King Ranch in Texas, which is 3,340 km2(830,000 acres; 1,290 sq mi).The nearest township is William Creek(which is surrounded by the Anna Creek station), but the nearest town for freight is Coober Pedy.
There are at least nineteen cattle stations in Australia whose size exceeds 10,000 hectares. Four of them exceeds 15,000 hectares. These cattle stations are so large and the grazing area so spread out that it takes weeks to round up all cattle during the mustering season. Back in the old days, cowboys used to ride out in horses gathering up cattle. Today light aircraft is used for spotting animals which are rounded up by stockmen on trail bikes.
Because of the remoteness and size of Australian cattle stations, life is very isolated. The next human settlement is often a day's drive away. So these stations function like small towns with schoolroom for the kids of the owners and workers, a small general store to supply essentials and possibly an entertainment or bar area. Electricity is typically provided by generators or solar cells. Internet and television is provided by satellite.
It is over seven times the size of the United States' biggest ranch, King Ranch in Texas, which is 3,340 km2(830,000 acres; 1,290 sq mi).The nearest township is William Creek(which is surrounded by the Anna Creek station), but the nearest town for freight is Coober Pedy.
There are at least nineteen cattle stations in Australia whose size exceeds 10,000 hectares. Four of them exceeds 15,000 hectares. These cattle stations are so large and the grazing area so spread out that it takes weeks to round up all cattle during the mustering season. Back in the old days, cowboys used to ride out in horses gathering up cattle. Today light aircraft is used for spotting animals which are rounded up by stockmen on trail bikes.
Because of the remoteness and size of Australian cattle stations, life is very isolated. The next human settlement is often a day's drive away. So these stations function like small towns with schoolroom for the kids of the owners and workers, a small general store to supply essentials and possibly an entertainment or bar area. Electricity is typically provided by generators or solar cells. Internet and television is provided by satellite.
