Cobar Peneplain

Cobar Peneplain
New South Wales
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Cobar Peneplain in red
Area73,853.46 km2 (28,515.0 sq mi)
Localities around Cobar Peneplain:
Murray Darling Depression Darling Riverine Plains Darling Riverine Plains
Murray Darling Depression Cobar Peneplain Darling Riverine Plains
Riverina NSW South Western Slopes NSW South Western Slopes

Cobar Peneplain, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in New South Wales,[1][2][3] and comprises 7,385,346 hectares (18,249,590 acres).[3]

The bioregion has the code COP.[3] There are five subregions.[3]

IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
IBRA region / subregion IBRA code Area States Location in Australia
Cobar Peneplain COP 7,385,346 hectares (18,249,590 acres) NSW
Boorindal Plains COP1 400,236 hectares (989,000 acres)
Barnato Downs COP2 1,773,542 hectares (4,382,520 acres)
Canbelego Downs COP3 2,001,425 hectares (4,945,630 acres)
Nymagee COP4 2,070,061 hectares (5,115,230 acres)
Lachlan Plains COP5 1,140,082 hectares (2,817,200 acres)

See also

References

  1. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  2. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
  3. ^ a b c d "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

Further reading

  • Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2