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Sturt's Stony Desert - SA

Flat and vast open spaces

Hoofprints catch blown sand

Encroaching dune

Track through the gibbers

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Position

DEG: -26.753958 139.617371

DMS: 26º 45' 14.25" S 139º 37' 2.53" E

UTM: 54 J 7040069mN 362517mE

Altitude: 29.28m

Address & Contact

5710

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Traversed here by the Birdsville track, the desert gibbers are a deep red. The gibber pebbles lie atop a crusty soil layer. Pressure from a foot, hoof or tyre pushes the stones into the crust, leaving a shallow hole which soon fills with sand giving a sharp contrast to the gibbers. Such impressions last many years.

PlaceID	40388

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Birdsville at 14/07:00am EST

Distance from Sturt's Stony Desert 98.9km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.1°C	14.2°C	38%	3.6°C	1019.2hPa	0.0mm	NE	13km/hr 7knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Birdsville Airport

Distance from Sturt's Stony Desert 98.9km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	40.2	38.1	35.2	31.8	25.6	21.1	21.8	24.7	29.9	32.9	36.0	38.5
Mean Min. °C	26.4	24.7	21.7	17.1	11.2	7.3	7.0	8.7	13.6	17.0	21.2	23.8
Mean Rain mm	20.9	33.0	40.5	1.3	6.4	11.8	5.4	4.1	7.2	11.4	18.2	8.4