Parish of Allundy

Allundy, New South Wales, located at 29°53′05″S 143°34′02″E,[1] is a parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales, Australia.[2][3]

Location

The main economic activity of the parish is agriculture.[4]

The Salisbury Downs Station is to the west of Allundy.

The parish is on traditional lands of the Karenggapa people.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[5] A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in nearby Wanaaring in July 1997.[6]

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References

  1. Map of Allundy, NSW.
  2. "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. Map of the County of Ularara, Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke (New South Wales. Department of Lands).
  4. Luke, Julian (28 May 2013). "Cash in goats - if you can catch them". The Land. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  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)
  6. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048079_All.shtml


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