Nullarbor, South Australia facts for kids

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Nullarbor Location in South Australia
Established	2013
Postcode(s)	5690
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)(weather station)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	764 km (475 mi) W of Adelaide 1,617 km (1,005 mi) E of Perth
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Region	Eyre Western
State electorate(s)	Flinders Giles
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 23.8 °C 75 °F 10.8 °C 51 °F 252.6 mm 9.9 in
Localities around Nullarbor: Western Australia Maralinga Tjarutja Maralinga Tjarutja Western Australia Nullarbor Yellabinna Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Yalata
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Nullarbor is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located 295 kilometres (183 mi) to the west of the town of Ceduna in the western part of the state immediately adjoining the border with Western Australia.

Geography

The name and extent of the locality was officially established on 26 April 2013 in respect to "the long established local name." Its name is derived from the use of "Nullarbor" in geographic features such as the Nullarbor Plain and protected areas such as the Nullarbor Regional Reserve. Nullarbor is bounded in the west by the Western Australia - South Australian state border, in the south by the coastline adjoining the Great Australian Bight, to the east by the localities of Yalata and Yellabinna and to the north by the Trans-Australian Railway.

Nullarbor contains two heritage-listed sites - the Koonalda Cave and the Koonalda Homestead Complex which are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register while the former is also listed on the Australian National Heritage List.

Land use

The land use within Nullarbor is concerned with the following protected areas which fully cover its extent - the Nullarbor Regional Reserve to the north of the locality, the Nullarbor National Park which occupies a strip running from the border and the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area which adjoins the coastline with the Great Australian Bight. Uses included tourism and research associated with the locality's natural features, mineral exploration in the Regional Reserve, and use by indigenous communities for purposes such as cultural activities.

Access

The Eyre Highway is the major road passing through the locality to Western Australia. Settlements located along the Highway include one known as "Nullarbor" at the eastern boundary of the locality and Border Village at the western boundary of the locality at the Western Australian border. These provide services for tourists and travellers such as accommodation and vehicle fuel.

Climate

Nullarbor is located in an area with a mild semi-arid climate described as Köppen climate classification BSk. The automatic weather station located in Nullarbor recorded a temperature of 49.9 °C (121.8 °F) on 19 December 2019, which was the highest daily maximum temperature recorded for Australia in 2019.