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Parish of Warruera

Coordinates: 29°37′29″S 144°10′43″E / 29.624722°S 144.178611°E / -29.624722; 144.178611
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Parish of Warruera, New South Wales Located at 29°37′29″S 144°10′43″E / 29.624722°S 144.178611°E / -29.624722; 144.178611, six Kilometers north of Wanaaring, New South Wales is a cadastral parish of Ularara County New South Wales.[1][2]

History

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The parish is on the Paroo River and the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people. The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

Climate

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Ularara County NSW.

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ / Map of the County of Ularara, Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke (New South Wales. Department of Lands).
  3. ^ BOM.
  4. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)