Lake Mungo - NSW

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Position

DEG: -33.732479 143.054871
DMS: 33º 43' 56.92" S 143º 03' 17.53" E
UTM: 54 H 6265609mN 690371mE
Altitude: 64m

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Lake Mungo
New South Wales
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Lake Mungo is an ancient dry lake located in south-western NSW. Protected within the Mungo National Park and within the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region.

Lake Mungo is a significant site due to the recent discovery of the remains of what became known as Mungo Man – the oldest human found in Australia and Mungo Lady, the oldest person in the world to be ritually cremated.

Lake Mungo is the central feature of Mungo National Park, and is one of seventeen lakes in the Willandra Lakes system. The sediments at Lake Mungo have been deposited more than 100,000 years ago and the eastern shore of the lake is what’s called the 'Walls of China' – a 26 km long series of lunettes, about thirty metres high, formed over thousands of years.

To visit Lake Mungo, please read the ExplorOz Trek Note - Mungo National Park.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mildura at 05/04:30pm EDT
Distance from Lake Mungo 105.29km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
28.8°C25.6°C19%2.9°C1010.9hPa0.0mmNNE9km/hr
5knots
15km/hr
8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pooncarie Mail Agency
Distance from Lake Mungo 59.2km 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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