North West Slopes

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agricultural region pastoral region region

North West Slopes is an agricultural and pastoral region of north-central New South Wales, Australia, characterized by undulating plains and foothills between the coastal ranges and the western plains.

Aliases (1)

North West Slopes region ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural region → pastoral region → region →
agriculturalProduct	beef cattle → cotton → sheep → sorghum → wheat →
between	coastal ranges → western plains →
borderedBy	Great Dividing Range → North West Plains → Northern Tablelands →
climate	hot summer → warm temperate →
country	Australia →
drainageBasin	Murray–Darling Basin →
elevationRelativeToCoast	lower than Northern Tablelands →
elevationRelativeToPlains	higher than western plains →
governingState	Government of New South Wales →
hasEconomicActivity	dryland farming → irrigated agriculture → livestock production →
landUse	broadacre cropping → grazing →
locatedIn	Inland New South Wales → north-central New South Wales →
majorRiver	Gwydir River → Macintyre River NERFINISHED → Namoi River →
majorTown	Gunnedah → Inverell → Moree → Narrabri → Tamworth →
partOf	New England and North West (NSW region) →
railwayLine	Main North railway line →
regionType	rural region →
state	New South Wales →
terrain	foothills → undulating plains →
timeZone	AEST →
timeZoneDST	AEDT →
transportCorridor	Kamilaroi Highway → New England Highway → Oxley Highway →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Tablelands →	borders
Namoi River catchment →	flowsThroughRegion
Liverpool Plains ("North West Slopes region") →	partOf