The train trip crossed the Nullarbor plain which is latin for nothing (nullus) and tree (arbor). This is flat arid, 7 inches rain per year average, desert. The worlds largest exposed limestone bedrock about 100,000 square miles. It appears to be miles of flat nothingness. The world’s longest straight section of railway, about 400 miles of straight, flat rail. Temperatures range from 50 to 60’s F at night and 90 to 120 F daytime. Vegetation is mainly salt bush and blue bush
The 1984 Biological Survey of the Nullarbor identified:
- 794 vascular plant species
- 56 mammals – with one of Australia’s largest populations of southern hairy-nosed wombats
- 249 bird species – including the endemic Nullarbor Quail and Nareth Blue Bonnet
- 86 reptile species and 1 frog
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TOAL-Trip of a Lifetime 