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Salt Bush Flats - QLD

Salt Bush Flats, QAA Line

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -25.881639 138.292725

DMS: 25º 52' 53.9" S 138º 17' 33.81" E

UTM: 54 J 7134625mN 228728mE

Altitude: 32.74m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

106.31kms West of Birdsville
337.91kms NorthEast of Oodnadatta
367.59kms SouthWest of Boulia
386.9kms NorthEast of William Creek

Address & Contact

Simpson Desert National Park
Queensland

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Information

This location highlights the Saltbush species also known as genus Atriplex. These plants are an extremely common herbaceous shrub predominantly in arid Australia. There are four types of fruit-bearing saltbush shrubs at this site and they include: Bladder saltbush (Atriplex vesicaria), Lagoon saltbush (Atriplex suberecta), Pop saltbush (Atriplex leptocarpa) and Oldman saltbush (Atriplex nummularia). These plants have a high salt tolerance and salt content, therefore giving them the characteristic salty taste.

PlaceID	77798

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Birdsville at 11/09:30am EST

Distance from Salt Bush Flats 105.43km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.7°C	9.5°C	59%	4.9°C	1027.0hPa	0.0mm	SSE	11km/hr 6knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Birdsville Airport

Distance from Salt Bush Flats 105.43km E

	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