Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
City · AUS
Cessnock
Australia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(92 %)
Area
1 965,4km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
16,8°C
Annual rain
881mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
6,5°C
Elevation: 187 m on average (min 8 m, max 465 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
881mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
6,5°C
Mean alt.
187m
Min
8m
Max
465m
Std. dev.
100m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(92 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
28,1g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
21,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
57,0%
Silt
20,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
27,6g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
21,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
20,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest73.0%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)25.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
57,3%
Pesticides
0,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN Ia · 9IUCN II · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN IV · 1
Complete list19 protected areas
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200010 337 km²
- YengoNational ParkIUCN Ib20191 680 km²
- JillibyState Conservation AreaIUCN II2003121 km²
- WatagansNational ParkIUCN II200778 km²
- SugarloafState Conservation AreaIUCN II201642 km²
- WerakataNational ParkIUCN II200533 km²
- WerakataState Conservation AreaIUCN II201626 km²
- The Hunter LakesFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20079 km²
- OlneyFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20078 km²
- Corrabare NorthFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20208 km²
- YangoState Conservation AreaIUCN II20198 km²
- WarrawolongFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20226 km²
- TirakiNature ReserveIUCN Ia20226 km²
- WarrawolongNature ReserveIUCN Ia20221 km²
- PokolbinFlora ReserveIUCN Ia19841 km²
- BarFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20071 km²
- Corrabare SouthFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20201 km²
- PambalongNature ReserveIUCN IV20000 km²
- FinchleyAboriginal AreaIUCN II19760 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN