Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
Blue Mountains New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The Three Sisters sandstone rock formation, one of the region's best-known attractions | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°43′05″S 150°18′38″E / 33.71806°S 150.31056°ECoordinates: 33°43′05″S 150°18′38″E / 33.71806°S 150.31056°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 162,000 (2006?)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 14.21/km2 (36.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 11,400 km2 (4,401.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 50 km (31 mi) NW of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Blue Mountains, City of Hawkesbury, City of Lithgow and Oberon Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains, Penrith, Bathurst, Hawkesbury, Londonderry and Riverstone | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Macquarie, Lindsay, and Calare | ||||||||||||||
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The Blue Mountains is a region in New South Wales, Australia. The foothills start about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney.[3] The area begins on the west side of the Nepean River. It goes west as far as Coxs River.[4] The Blue Mountains is an Australian natural wonder and World Heritage-listed area.[5]
Geography[change | change source]
It is mainly a sandstone plateau. The highest point of the range is Mount Werong. It is 1,215 metres (3,986 ft) above sea level. A large part of the Blue Mountains is in the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. The area has seven national park areas and a conservation reserve.
The Blue Mountains area includes the local government areas of the City of Blue Mountains, the City of Hawkesbury, the City of Lithgow and Oberon.
Fauna[change | change source]
The Greater Blue Mountains Area has over 400 different forms of animals. Among them are rare mammal species like Spotted-tailed Quoll, the Koala, the yellow-bellied Glider, and Long-nosed Potoroo. There are also some rare reptiles, like the Blue Mountain Water Skink.[6] There are also some dingos in the area. They are the top predators and hunt for grey kangaroos.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Mount Piddington". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ Result based on totalling of population of the 4 LGAs (via LGA's wikipages) that make up the region.
- ↑ Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, Gregory's Publishing Company
- ↑ The Blue Mountains Rediscovered, Chris Cunningham (Kangaroo Press) 1996, p.33
- ↑ "Beyond the city". Business Events Sydney. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Greater Blue Mountains Areadownloaded on snd of August 2011 Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Brad V. Purcell: A novel observation of dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) attacking a swimming eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Australian Mammalogy 32(2) 201–204, 2010.online Abstract