Mungo National Park - NSW

  National Parks,Reserves

Position

DEG: -33.675869 143.066986
DMS: 33º 40' 33.13" S 143º 04' 1.15" E
UTM: 54 H 6271865mN 691620mE
Altitude: 65.42m

Description

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

434.13kms East of Adelaide - Driving 522 km (7 hours 48 mins)
490.1kms North of Melbourne - Driving 584 km (8 hours 27 mins)
584.85kms West of Canberra - Driving 786 km (10 hours 18 mins)

Address & Contact

Mungo National Park
New South Wales
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
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Information

Mungo National Park is where the 40,000 year old Aboriginal remains of 'Mungo Lady' and the 'Mungo Man' have been found. Also recently, some 130 sets of 30,000 year old footprints in various sizes have been found in dried up clay. The area is a series of 5 major lakes that formed over 50,000 years ago and dried up about 5,000 years ago. The Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, with Mungo National Park at its centre, maintains a continuous record of human occupation stretching back well over 40,000 years. Rain and wind have uncovered ancient fireplaces and hearths, as well as calcified plant matter, stone tools and animal bones. At the 33km long crescent of the Walls of China, erosion has sculpted the sand and clay into dramatic formations. Mungo is jointly managed by DEC and representatives from the Barkindji, Mutthi Mutthi and Ngiyampaa peoples.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mildura at 03/01:00am EDT
Distance from Mungo National Park 109.7km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
25.2°C18.4°C13%-5.1°C1008.2hPa0.0mmN22km/hr
12knots
33km/hr
18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pooncarie Mail Agency
Distance from Mungo National Park 56.24km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.834.430.526.320.917.317.019.523.426.931.033.2
Mean Min. °C18.818.214.811.17.15.24.45.47.710.614.416.2
Mean Rain mm23.123.218.317.525.926.022.522.621.526.320.921.4

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