Parish of Kootooloomondoo

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.  
  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)