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Wyndham lol. Mt Wellington is a polar hole. Wyndham should be the site of the largest and most important city in Australia, but alas the early settlers drank too much ****en rum and steered their ships in the wrong direction.
Not only is it one of the best climates in Australia, but also has some of the best and most unique scenery in Australia.
The thing is, we have no water inland. That's why we have no cities in the middle of the desert like the USA does.
The thing is, we have no water inland. That's why we have no cities in the middle of the desert like the USA does.
Someone said that the eastern Kimberly area actually has one of the most reliable water supplies in Australia due to the monsoon. No idea if it's true, but Lake Argyle is sometimes held up as the beacon to prove this.
And can someone fix the section on Wikipedia about Wyndham's climate? It bothers me that it says "Despite being in the tropics, Wyndham experiences a steppe climate (BSh)". Many tropical places have BSh climates, nothing exceptional about that.
Wyndham wins by the way, Mount Wellington is disastrous.
Someone said that the eastern Kimberly area actually has one of the most reliable water supplies in Australia due to the monsoon. No idea if it's true, but Lake Argyle is sometimes held up as the beacon to prove this.
Lake Argyle, or its location (Kimberly area), is still a bit tropical (due to the moderate rainfall). I wouldn't call it arid.
I'm talking about the inland areas in the "deep centre", near Alice Springs, Newman, Coober Pedy, Broken Hill, etc. Not those situated in the tropics, where they're prone to monsoonal rains and cyclones.
Lake Argyle, or its location (Kimberly area), is still a bit tropical (due to the moderate rainfall). I wouldn't call it arid.
I'm talking about the inland areas in the "deep centre", near Alice Springs, Newman, Coober Pedy, Broken Hill, etc. Not those situated in the tropics, where they're prone to monsoonal rains and cyclones.
I misunderstood you. I agree, no reliable water there.
Frankly though it's reckless building major cities in the middle of any desert water or not.
Last edited by Ed's Mountain; 03-03-2017 at 09:06 PM..
Reason: Typo
Canberra's not on the coast. And Alice is reasonably sized, far, far larger than anywhere for about 1000km.
Canberra is still oceanic-influenced.
Alice Springs can still be a lot larger and denser, especially for Australia's standards.
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