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Taranaki Ground Zero - SA

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Ground Zero - Taranaki

Taranaki Ground Zero

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -29.89469 131.5914

DMS: 29º 53' 40.88" S 131º 35' 29.04" E

UTM: 52 J 6690062mN 750241mE

Altitude: 174.3m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

863.34kms NorthWest of Adelaide

Address & Contact

West St
Maralinga SA 5710

Phone: N/A

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Information

Obelisk like marker at the Taranaki test site marks the spot on the ground directly below the atom bomb explosion. The bomb was suspended by balloons 300 m above ground level.

PlaceID	102517

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Nullarbor at 23/12:00am CDT

Distance from Taranaki Ground Zero 185.03km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
17.9°C	15.3°C	69%	12.1°C	1018.5hPa	0.0mm	SSE	17km/hr 9knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Nullarbor

Distance from Taranaki Ground Zero 185.03km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	27.9	27.8	26.5	24.8	21.4	18.8	18.2	19.6	22.4	24.3	26.0	26.7
Mean Min. °C	15.7	16.1	14.1	11.6	8.9	6.3	5.1	5.8	7.9	10.2	12.4	14.2
Mean Rain mm	11.1	13.2	21.8	22.4	29.7	30.2	27.3	24.5	17.8	18.2	16.8	15.3