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Stop 10 Arkapena Drive - SA

Stop 10 Arkapena Drive

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Position

DEG: -31.66526 138.702393

DMS: 31º 39' 54.94" S 138º 42' 8.61" E

UTM: 54 J 6494373mN 282168mE

Altitude: 508m

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Arkapena Track

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Information

Jim Gehling Camp.

Besides this ancient river red gum is where palaeontologist Dr Jim Gehling and other scientists regularly camp when researching the ridges of the Chace Range for Ediacaran fossils.

The Ediacaran fossils are the oldest known animal fossils, between 542 and 635 million years old. The species consist of many plants and animals found on the ocean floor, as well as jellyfish, sea slugs, sea stars and worm organisms.

PlaceID	110512

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hawker at 01/09:00am CST

Distance from Stop 10 Arkapena Drive 35.1km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.3°C	11.0°C	67%	8.2°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	E	15km/hr 8knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hawker

Distance from Stop 10 Arkapena Drive 35.1km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.4	30.1	25.5	20.0	16.4	15.9	17.8	21.7	25.7	29.3	31.8
Mean Min. °C	18.0	18.0	14.9	11.0	7.1	4.4	3.7	4.3	6.8	9.8	13.6	15.8
Mean Rain mm	19.9	21.0	16.7	19.4	30.6	38.2	33.7	31.8	27.7	24.6	23.2	22.0