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Nilpena - SA

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -31.01219 138.22822

DMS: 31º 00' 43.88" S 138º 13' 41.61" E

UTM: 54 J 6565748mN 235374mE

Altitude: 87.55m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

43.84kms West of Blinman
49.44kms South of Leigh Creek
98.93kms North of Hawker
119.51kms SouthEast of Andamooka

Address & Contact

5710

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/park-management/new-in-sa-national-parks/nilpena-ediacara

Information

The new national park is a key part of the South Australian Government’s push to have the Flinders Ranges become World Heritage listed.
It is home to one of the most important Ediacaran fossil sites in the world, which gives understanding to the early evolution of complex life on Earth. The fossil site at Nilpena - arguably the richest and most intact fossil site in the world - is an internationally significant paleontological and geological research site.

PlaceID	41941

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Nilpena - A Pinch of Salt

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Leigh Creek at 16/05:00am CST

Distance from Nilpena 49.77km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.1°C	15.7°C	60%	11.2°C	1021.5hPa	0.0mm	NNE	20km/hr 11knots	28km/hr 15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leigh Creek Airport

Distance from Nilpena 49.77km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.5	34.5	31.1	26.2	20.9	17.0	16.6	19.1	23.2	26.7	30.5	33.0
Mean Min. °C	20.7	20.4	17.3	12.9	8.7	5.4	4.7	6.1	9.3	12.4	16.1	18.6
Mean Rain mm	20.2	28.7	20.3	13.1	16.1	17.2	17.4	15.6	18.3	18.6	19.0	24.2