Parish of Teltawongee

Teltawongee is a remote civil parish located at 30°40′23″S 141°57′10″E / 30.673056°S 141.952778°E / -30.673056; 141.952778Coordinates: 30°40′23″S 141°57′10″E / 30.673056°S 141.952778°E / -30.673056; 141.952778 in Mootwingee County western New South Wales.[1]

The area is semi arid and major features of the Parish include Pancannia Lake and Packsaddle Creek.[2] It gives its name to the Teltawongee beds, geological formation.[3] the parish is almost unpopulated, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometer.[4]The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert)[5]. The parish is east of the Silver City Highway, and the nearest settlement is Packsaddle, New South Wales 2 km to the north .

References

  1. ↑ "Mootwingee County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  2. ↑ William John Wills, Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia (Library of Alexandria, 7 Oct. 2013).
  3. ↑ .Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. GeoScience Australia.
  4. ↑ NASA Earth Observations: Population Density”. NASA/SEDAC..
  5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
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