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Perry Sandhills - NSW

Perry Sandhills

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -34.099449 141.868301

DMS: 34º 05' 58.02" S 141º 52' 5.89" E

UTM: 54 H 6226477mN 580093mE

Altitude: 38.31m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

313.99kms East of Adelaide - Driving 406 km (4 hours 40 mins)
497.75kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 574 km (6 hours 18 mins)
678.32kms West of Canberra - Driving 829 km (8 hours 44 mins)

Address & Contact

Wentworth NSW

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Information

Geologists believe that these Sandhills originated after the last Ice Age, 40,000 years ago. Wind erosion over thousands of years has created this large dune system north west of Wentworth. Skeletal remains of giant mega-fauna such as kangaroos, lions, emus and wombats have been found in this area, replicas of which can be seen in the local Pioneer Museum. During World War 2, these Sandhills were used as a bombing range.

PlaceID	78686

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Wentworth to Renmark via Old Coach Road

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mildura at 16/03:30pm EST

Distance from Perry Sandhills 25.15km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
17.2°C	11.6°C	40%	3.5°C	1019.0hPa	0.0mm	WNW	22km/hr 12knots	33km/hr 18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mildura Airport

Distance from Perry Sandhills 25.15km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	32.2	31.6	28.3	23.6	19.0	16.0	15.4	17.3	20.4	23.9	27.5	30.1
Mean Min. °C	16.7	16.5	13.8	10.1	7.4	5.2	4.3	5.3	7.3	9.8	12.5	14.8
Mean Rain mm	21.8	22.4	20.4	17.8	25.1	22.6	26.2	26.0	26.9	30.0	26.2	25.4