Parish of Yailah
Yailah, New South Wales is a Parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales.[1][2] It is at 29°36′44″S 143°45′01″E between Milparinka, New South Wales and Wilcannia and west of Wanaaring. The main economic activity of the prish is agriculture.
History
[edit]The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.
Climate
[edit]The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ / Map of the County of Ularara, Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke (New South Wales. Department of Lands).
- ^ BOM.
- ^ 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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