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Overview of the station
Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station Location in New South Wales
Area	38,888 hectares (96,090 acres)
Location	112 km (70 mi) north of Broken Hill
County	Mootwingee
Parish	Hume
Website	Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station

Designations
Register of the National Estate
Official name	Fowlers Gap Field Station
Type	Natural
Criteria	C1.
Designated	28 May 1996
Reference no.	19186

The Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station is teaching and research facility, established by the UNSW Australia (UNSW), which is located in the Australian state of New South Wales. in Fowlers Gap in the far north-west of the state. The station is located about 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of Broken Hill. It occupies Western Lands Lease No. 10194, an area of 38,888 hectares (96,090 acres), and has been used by scientists in fields ranging from zoology to agriculture, palaeontology and environmental science. The facility has also hosted art and design students on field trips from the university, using purpose-built facilities, including studios.

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Overview of Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station
The Green House artists studio
The Ochre House artists studio
Wild emus by fence at Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station
Typical stony desert ground at Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station

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