Parish of Mount Stuart
Mount Stuart | |
|---|---|
Mount Stuart | |
| Coordinates: 29°25′59″S 142°00′29″E / 29.43306°S 142.00806°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Channel Country |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Postcode | 2880 |
| County | Tongowoko |
| Mean max temp | 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 13.9 °C (57.0 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 230.5 mm (9.07 in) |
Mount Stuart located at 29°30'32.0"S 142°01'08.0"E is a civil parish of Tongowoko County, on the opposite bank of the Thomson Creek from the town of Tibooburra.[3] The parish is east of Tibooburra.[4]
The geography of the parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[5]
References
- ^ Tibooburra has a "village council".
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Tongowoko". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Map of the County of Tongowoko: Western Division, Land District of Willyama.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)