Parish of Kootooloomondoo

Coordinates: 30°04′43″S 142°57′22″E / 30.078611°S 142.956111°E / -30.078611; 142.956111
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Kootooloomondoo, New South Wales, located at 30°04′43″S 142°57′22″E / 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[edit]

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

Geography[edit]

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

The path of totality for the solar eclipse in November 2030 and October 2042 will pass over the parish.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  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)