Nuytsland Nature Reserve
Nuytsland Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
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Nuytsland Nature Reserve | |
Nearest town or city | Esperance |
Coordinates | 32°18′0″S 125°52′0″E / 32.30000°S 125.86667°ECoordinates: 32°18′0″S 125°52′0″E / 32.30000°S 125.86667°E |
Area | 6,253.44 km2 (2,414.5 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) |
See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Nuytsland Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the far south-eastern part of the state, on the south coast.
Nominally located at 32° 18' S 125° 52' E, it has an area of 6,253.44 km², and takes in over 500 kilometres of coastline from to .[1]
It was gazetted in 1969. Significant features include Twilight Cove and the Eyre Bird Observatory.[2][3] It lies within the Nuyts cadastral division of the state.
The reserve has been surveyed for the western ground parrot.[4]
Climate data for Eyre (6m elevation) 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 27.1 (1.07) |
34.2 (1.35) |
31.5 (1.24) |
29.4 (1.16) |
31.4 (1.24) |
34.6 (1.36) |
36.5 (1.44) |
30.2 (1.19) |
28.0 (1.10) |
22.1 (0.87) |
27.6 (1.09) |
29.0 (1.14) |
361.2 (14.22) |
Average rainy days | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 101.2 |
Source: bom.gov.au[5] |
Notes[]
- ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (2010), Cape Arid and Eucla National Parks, Israelite Bay, Dept. of Conservation & Land Management, retrieved 2 March 2017
- ^ Harris, Alex (2 March 1979), "Life in the most remote bird observatory", West Australian (2 Mar 1979): 7, 10, retrieved 2 March 2017
- ^ Riley, Kathy (1 January 2007), "Nature in the raw.(Nuytsland Nature Reserve)(Geographic overview)", Australian Geographic, Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd (85): 94–99, ISSN 0816-1658
- ^ Newbey, Brenda; Chemello, David; Barth, Michael (2006), Search for the western ground parrot in Nuytsland Nature Reserve and Cape Arid National Park, 2005-2006, Birds Australia, Western Australia, retrieved 2 March 2017
- ^ "Climate Normals 1991–2020". BOM. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
References[]
Categories:
- Nature reserves in Western Australia
- Goldfields-Esperance
- Nullarbor Plain
- South coast of Western Australia