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Coastal Upland Swamps
Ecology
RealmAustralasia
BiomeFlooded grasslands and savannas
Borders
  • Cumberland Plain Woodland
  • Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest
Geography
CountryAustralia
Elevation20–600 metres (66–1,969 ft)
Coordinates34°02′02″S 151°01′34″E / 34.034°S 151.026°E / -34.034; 151.026
Climate typeHumid subtropical climate (Cfa)
Soil typesSandy loam, peat

The Coastal Upland Swamps are critically endangered swamp areas scattered in the Sydney area and the Illawarra Escarpment which feature flora and fauna associated with sporadically marshy soils on the Hawkesbury sandstone plateaus.[1] It occurs in the eastern Sydney area from the Somersby district in the north to Robertson in the south.[2]

  1. ^ COASTAL UPLAND SWAMPS IN THE SYDNEY BASIN BIOREGION: DRAFT DESCRIPTION Department of the Environment. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Coastal Upland Swamp in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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