Parish of Kootooloomondoo

Kootooloomondoo, New South Wales, located at 30.078611°S 142.956111°E / -30.078611; 142.956111 is a Parish of Yantara County in north west New South Wales.[1] It is between Milparinka, New South Wales and Wilcannia The main economic activity of the parish is agriculture, the Salisbury Downs Station is nearby.

History

The Parish is in the traditional lands of the Bandjigali and Karenggapa people. The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area

Geography

The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[2]

The path of totality for the solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 and October 2042 will pass over the parish.

References

  1. "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. 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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