Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
Area · AUS
Singleton
Australia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(81 %)
Area
4 892,8km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
796mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
5,5°C
Elevation: 287 m on average (min 27 m, max 1 157 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
796mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
5,5°C
Mean alt.
287m
Min
27m
Max
1 157m
Std. dev.
191m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(81 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
21,4%
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
5,8
Org. C
42,6g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
21,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
55,0%
Silt
21,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
21,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest61.8%
Crops2.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.9%
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
15,9%
Pesticides
4,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Ia · 4IUCN Ib · 3IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2
Wollemi
IUCN IbNational Park · 2022
5 056 km²
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1986
3 694 km²
Yengo
IUCN IbNational Park · 2019
1 680 km²
Barrington Tops
IUCN IbNational Park · 2021
769 km²
Wollemi
IUCN IaFlora Reserve · 2020
72 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200010 337 km²
- WollemiNational ParkIUCN Ib20225 056 km²
- Gondwana Rainforests of AustraliaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19863 694 km²
- YengoNational ParkIUCN Ib20191 680 km²
- Barrington TopsNational ParkIUCN Ib2021769 km²
- WollemiFlora ReserveIUCN Ia202072 km²
- Mount RoyalNational ParkIUCN II199970 km²
- WollemiState Conservation AreaIUCN II201924 km²
- TirakiNature ReserveIUCN Ia20226 km²
- TangoryNature ReserveIUCN Ia20225 km²
- BelfordNational ParkIUCN Ia20063 km²
- AppletreeAboriginal AreaIUCN II19720 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN