Kerno, New South Wales

Kerno at 31°02′27″S 142°59′34″E in Central Darling Shire is a remote rural locality and civil parish of Yungnulgra County in far North West New South Wales.

Geography

The Parish an arid landscape. The nearest town is Whitecliffs to the north.

Climate

The parish has extremely hot summers and mild winters. Summers would usually exceed 36 °C. Winters are usually around 17 °C. The annual average rainfall is which would make it a semi-arid climate except that its high evapotranspiration, or its aridity, makes it a desert climate. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh,. is almost unpopulated, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometer.

History

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wandjiwalgu.
Aboriginal peoples.
In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) travelled down the nearby Darling River. Charles Sturt passed through the Wandjiwalgu lands during 1845, In 1861 the Burke and Wills expedition passed nearby.