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Region 5: Illawarra
Location
Extends from Port Hacking and the southern edges of the Royal National Park in the north to Gerroa in the south. Includes two distinct landforms; the Coastal Plain (1 to 8kms wide) and the escarpment and slopes (highlands).
Vegetation Types
Tall open forests dominated by Eucalyptus saligna, E. pilularis
Closed Forests further subdivided into ;
-Warm Temperate Rainforest dominated by Coachwood and Livistona sp.
-Littoral Rainforest with Red Cedar
-Woodlands and Open Forest on the Woronora Plateau
-Heaths also found on the Woronora Plateau.
Soils
Variable: derived from Illawarra Coal Measures, Narrabeen shales and sandstone.
Altitude
Coastal: Up to 300m above sea level
Highlands: 300-700m above sea level.
Rainfall
Coastal: average 1461mm per year
Highlands: average 1214mm per year
Mean Max. Temp
Coastal: 27 Degrees Celsius
Highlands: 24 Degrees Celsius
Mean Min Temp
Coastal: 6 Degrees Celsius
Highlands: 1 Degrees Celsius
Frost days per year
Coastal: Nil
Highlands: Frequent in pockets during the winter months,: snow has been recorded at 300m but a rare event.