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Prison Boab Tree - Derby - WA

Prison tree near Derby

Prison Boab Tree

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -17.350704 123.669945

DMS: 17º 21' 2.54" S 123º 40' 11.8" E

UTM: 51 K 8081524mN 571178mE

Altitude: 10.21m

Place Type

Heritage - Historic Site

Location

941.98kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 1727 km (19 hours 8 mins)

Address & Contact

Boab Prison Tree
Derby WA 6728

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

A relic of a bygone era and an area of significance. In 2013 new signage re the history of the area including Myalls Bore and Frosty pool has been completed. This tree is at the western end of the Gibb, there's another at the eastern.

PlaceID	55984

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Derby at 06/07:30am WST

Distance from Prison Boab Tree - Derby 2.4km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
32.2°C	35.0°C	56%	22.3°C	1011.2hPa	0.0mm	WSW	11km/hr 6knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Derby Aero

Distance from Prison Boab Tree - Derby 2.4km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.3	34.3	35.1	35.5	32.7	30.4	30.6	32.6	35.3	37.0	38.1	37.2
Mean Min. °C	25.7	25.4	25.0	22.7	18.8	15.6	14.8	16.0	19.5	23.0	25.5	26.3
Mean Rain mm	200.3	200.3	135.3	25.7	19.5	8.5	7.6	0.8	1.1	2.6	12.8	70.1