Thredbo

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Thredbo
SkiingThredbo2008.jpg
The ski lift in Thredbo, which at 672 meters overcomes the greatest difference in altitude in Australia
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Coordinates : 36 ° 30 ′  S , 148 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 30 ′  S , 148 ° 18 ′  E
Height : 1380  m
Area : 1.1  km²
Residents : 389 (2016)
Population density : 354 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 2625
LGA : Snowy River Shire
Website :
Thredbo (New South Wales)
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Thredbo Village is a winter sports resort with just under 400 inhabitants in the Snowy Mountains , a mountain range in New South Wales , Australia . The place is located in the valley of the Thredbo River , is close to Mount Kosciuszko , the highest mountain in Australia, and belongs to the administrative area Snowy River Shire .

history

In July 1997, 19 people were buried in a landslide; only one man was found alive after three days. His fate and the Thredbo disaster were filmed in the 2002 TV feature film Heroes' Mountain .

In January 2003, bush fires destroyed large areas of forest.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for THREDBO VILLAGE - Altitude: 1380m from 1969 to 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 21.2 21.0 18.1 13.8 10.1 6.6 5.2 6.6 9.6 13.2 16.2 19.1 O 13.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 7.0 6.8 4.5 1.4 -0.4 -2.4 -3.9 -2.5 -0.6 1.7 3.6 5.3 O 1.7
Precipitation ( mm ) 104.7 83.1 103.2 110.5 150.4 161.6 160.1 191.3 211.7 180.5 160.1 118.8 Σ 1,736
Rainy days ( d ) 8.7 8.0 8.4 9.1 10.7 12.3 12.6 13.5 14.3 11.7 11.4 8.9 Σ 129.6
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m
p
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21.2
7.0
21.0
6.8
18.1
4.5
13.8
1.4
10.1
-0.4
6.6
-2.4
5.2
-3.9
6.6
-2.5
9.6
-0.6
13.2
1.7
16.2
3.6
19.1
5.3
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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d
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s
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104.7
83.1
103.2
110.5
150.4
161.6
160.1
191.3
211.7
180.5
160.1
118.8
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Climate statistics for Australian locations (THREDBO VILLAGE). Australian Government - Bureau of Meteorology , accessed September 19, 2009 .
  2. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Thredbo Village (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.