Parish of Langawirra

Langawirra is a remote civil parish of Mootwingee County in far North West New South Wales.^[1]

Geography

The geography of the parish is mostly a flat, arid landscape, although ephemeral lakes are found in the parish. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).^[2] The nearest town is Broken Hill to the south and Whitecliffs to the east.

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Bandjigali^[3] Aboriginal peoples.^[4]

Langawirra is located at 31°21′25″S 142°06′18″E.

References

^ "Mootwingee County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
^ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.
^ David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.

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[1] "Mootwingee County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.

[Peel-2] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)

[3] Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.

[4] David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.

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