Southern Flying Fox Part A - Land Resources and General Land Capability

This spatial dataset provides polygon information delineating land unit boundaries at a scale of 1: 100 000 and describes the dominant landform, soils and vegetation of the southern part of Flying Fox Station, Northern Territory. The study area covers 53,000 ha. and is located approximately 190 km south-west of the Katherine township via the Stuart and Roper Highways. The primary purpose of the investigation was to map, describe and evaluate soil landscapes to inform future irrigation development in an area with identified potential for groundwater extraction. Core landform, soil and vegetation attributes attached to the land units are included with the spatial dataset.