New England Tablelands (code NET), an interim Australian bioregion, is located mainly in

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data comprising , of which or 95.23 per cent of the bioregion lies within New South Wales; and the residual within

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. This bioregion is one of the smaller bioregions in NSW, occupying 3.57 per cent of the state. The New England Tableland Bioregion is a stepped

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

of hills and plains with elevations between on

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.9 Mya. It is the last period of the Paleoz ...

sedimentary rock Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...

s, intrusive granites and extensive Tertiary

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...

s. Rainfall varies considerably from and

mean There are several kinds of mean in mathematics, especially in statistics. Each mean serves to summarize a given group of data, often to better understand the overall value (magnitude and sign) of a given data set. For a data set, the ''arithme ...

temperatures range from , based on changes with

topography Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...

. In terms of plants, the region is dominated by stringy bark/box/peppermint species, including ''

Eucalyptus caliginosa ''Eucalyptus caliginosa'', commonly known as broad-leaved stringybark or New England stringybark, is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has stringy bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, ...

'', '' E. nova-anglica'', '' E. melliodora'' and '' E. blakelyi''.

Subregions

In the IBRA system it has the code of (NET), and it has nineteen sub-regions:

Subregions

References

Further reading

See also