Harsh shadows trail a stockman in the rugged Gascoyne River country as he guides a 400-pound [181-kilogram] bale of wool onto a truck bound for market.
Although Australia's economy no longer "rides the sheep's back" as it did a century ago, wool from the nation's 120 million sheep makes up 2.6 percent of the country's total exports.
Photograph by Sam Abell
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Join photographer Mark Gamba and writer Tom Clynes as they dive, raft, hike, kayak, and conquer Australia one far-flung corner at a time.
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Follow National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt on a three-day tour of Australia.
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef—the largest structure on the planet built by living organisms—hosts a carnival of sea life. Read article excerpt and see photo gallery.
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A bright and cheerful city, see why these Australians are so happy in Sydney.
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Enjoy bush-walking, spear-throwing, pool-hopping, and more while trekking through Australia's north country.
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