Woronora Plateau
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The Woronora Plateau is a sandstone plateau in the southern Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its dissected valleys, bushland, and role as a major catchment area for the Woronora River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woronora | 1 |
| Woronora Plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | plateau ⓘ |
| access | partly restricted in water catchment zones ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cumberland Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georges River NERFINISHED ⓘ Illawarra escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversity | habitat for diverse native flora and fauna ⓘ |
| climate | temperate ⓘ |
| contains |
Heathcote National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woronora Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Royal National Park ⓘ parts of Dharawal National Park ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | deeply dissected valleys ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Georges River tributaries
ⓘ
Woronora River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
dry sclerophyll woodland
ⓘ
riparian vegetation along valleys ⓘ |
| elevation | generally lower than Blue Mountains Plateau ⓘ |
| geology |
Hawkesbury Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triassic sandstone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky ridges
ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ steep-sided valleys ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | major water catchment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bushland
ⓘ
dissected valleys ⓘ role as major catchment area for Woronora River ⓘ |
| landform | dissected plateau ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
southern Sydney region ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Sydney CBD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Illawarra coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | subject to catchment protection regulations ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Woronora River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Sydney metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Sydney Basin sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sydney Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney water catchment system ⓘ |
| regionType | physiographic region ⓘ |
| risk | bushfire prone area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bushwalking
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply catchment ⓘ |
| vegetation |
heathland
ⓘ
sclerophyll forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Woronora