Draft:Kerman Rock

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Kerman Rock
Highest point
Elevation399
Geography
Country Australia
EstadoState of Western Australia
Kerman Rock
Bato
Nasod Australia
Estado State of Western Australia
Gitas-on 399 m (1,309 ft)
Tiganos 31°02′41″S 118°54′23″E / 31.04485°S 118.9065°Ö / -31.04485; 118.9065
Timezone AWST (UTC+8)
GeoNames 2068555

Kerman Rock is a geological formation and locality in Australia. It is located in the State of Western Australia, in the western part of the country, 2,800 km west of the captial of Canberra. Kerman Rock has an average elevation of 399 meters above sea level.[1] It is located inside State Reserve 1319.[2] The nearest larger towns are Merredin and Southern Cross. There was a State Primary and High School in the area named "Kerman Rock" in the 1940s and 1950s.[3][4]

The land around Kerman Rock is mostly flat, with the unique granite rock formation[5] standing out above the surrounding landscape. The highest place in the area has a height of 418 meters and is 2.2 km east of Kerman Rock. Less than 2 people per square kilometer live in the primarily agriculturally used landscape around Kerman Rock.[6].

Kerman Rock is located in Australia
Kerman Rock
Kerman Rock
Kerman Rock is a geological area in Western Australia.

The geological area Kerman Rock is mostly covered in dense bush.[7] The climate is dry and semi-arid.[8] The average temperature is 20 °C. The hottest month is January with an average of 32 °C, and the coldest is July with 9 °C.[9] The average rainfall is 362 millimeters per year. The wettest month is July, with 45 millimeters of rain, and the driest is February, with 11 millimeters..[10]

Kerman Rock
Climate chart (explanation)
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Imperial conversion
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kerman Rock sa GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post updated 2014-04-08; database download sa 2023-12-05
  2. ^ "Best Hiking Trails near Kerman Rock". GaiaGPS.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ "School Teachers of Western Australia". www.carnamah.com.au. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "School Teachers of Western Australia". www.carnamah.com.au. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ "Granite Discovery (North) » Visit Yilgarn". visit.yilgarn.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
  12. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

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