Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
Shire · AUS
Upper Hunter
Australia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(70 %)
Area
8 096,1km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
15,3°C
Annual rain
766mm
Warmest m°
27,7°C
Coldest m°
4,0°C
Elevation: 540 m on average (min 134 m, max 1 507 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,3°C
Annual rain
766mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
4,0°C
Mean alt.
540m
Min
134m
Max
1 507m
Std. dev.
246m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(70 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
29,3g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
49,1%
Silt
23,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
42,5g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
50,4%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
30,2g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
23,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
22,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.3%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,4%
Pesticides
19,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas25
IUCN II · 13IUCN Ia · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ib · 2IUCN III · 1
Wollemi
IUCN IbNational Park · 2022
5 056 km²
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1986
3 694 km²
Barrington Tops
IUCN IbNational Park · 2021
769 km²
Goulburn River
IUCN IINational Park · 2021
745 km²
Nowendoc
IUCN IINational Park · 2008
173 km²
Complete list25 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
- Barrington TopsNational ParkIUCN Ib2021769 km²
- Goulburn RiverNational ParkIUCN II2021745 km²
- NowendocNational ParkIUCN II2008173 km²
- Coolah TopsNational ParkIUCN II2012162 km²
- CurracabundiNational ParkIUCN II2019157 km²
- Mount RoyalNational ParkIUCN II199970 km²
- TowarriNational ParkIUCN II201967 km²
- Barrington TopsState Conservation AreaIUCN II201065 km²
- DurridgereCCA Zone 3 State Conservation AreaIUCN II201161 km²
- Ben Halls GapNature ReserveIUCN Ia201631 km²
- Camerons GorgeNature ReserveIUCN Ia201513 km²
- WallabadahNature ReserveIUCN Ia197111 km²
- Wingen MaidNature ReserveIUCN Ia198111 km²
- WooloomaNational ParkIUCN II20055 km²
- Camerons GorgeState Conservation AreaIUCN II20054 km²
- Crawney PassCCA Zone 1 National ParkIUCN II20183 km²
- Cedar BrushNature ReserveIUCN Ia19772 km²
- Murrurundi PassCCA Zone 1 National ParkIUCN II20052 km²
- Brushy HillNature ReserveIUCN Ia20071 km²
- Scone MountainNational ParkIUCN II20051 km²
- Paddys BrushFlora ReserveIUCN Ia19861 km²
- Burning MountainNature ReserveIUCN III19750 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN