Parish of Teltawongee

Teltawongee is a remote civil parish located at 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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