NATIONAL WILDERNESS RED INDEX

Published by the Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd. 30/09/94
Level 2, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000.
Ph (02) 9261 2400; Fax (02) 9261 2144.

Name:

WOMERANGEE

Nominated by:

Not recorded

Location:

South east of Freycinet Estuary, north of Geraldton. The northern telephone line and associated maintenance track form the eastern boundary of the area.

Size
For size and tenure information contact the Colong Foundation.

DESCRIPTION

Cretaceous sediments covered by deep sand deposits form the dominant geology of
the Womerangee area. Few surface streams occur in the area. [1]

The area lies near the northern extremity of the South-west Botanical Province
and as a result includes a number of plant species at their northern limit. Tall
sandplain vegetation is common and this contains a high species diversity. [2]

Many animal species approach their northern limit in the area, including the
Mallee-Fowl and Southern Scrub-Robin. [3]

STATE FORESTS

ENDANGERED SPECIES

LAND USE HISTORY

CONSERVATION HISTORY

THREATS

CONTACTS

No contacts are recorded from that area.
ENDNOTES
1
Prineas, P., Lembit, R., Fisher, N., 1986, "Australia's Wilderness An
Inventory".

2
Prineas, 1986.

3
Prineas, 1986.

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