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Parish of Teltawongee

Coordinates: 30°40′23″S 141°57′10″E / 30.673056°S 141.952778°E / -30.673056; 141.952778
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Teltawongee is a remote civil parish located at 30°40′23″S 141°57′10″E / 30.673056°S 141.952778°E / -30.673056; 141.952778 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

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  1. ^ "Mootwingee County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  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" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)