The Gobi desert, one of the world's great deserts, covers much of the southern part of Mongolia. Unlike the Sahara there are few sand dunes in the Gobi; rather you'll find large barren expenses of gravel plains and rocky outcrops. The climate here is extreme. Temperatures reach +40Â° C. in summer, and -40 in winter.
Located on the Queensland-New South Wales border, Goondiwindi is situated in high country some 216 m above sea level in the Darling Downs and is about 805 km from Sydney and 362 km from Brisbane.ocated on the Queensland-New South Wales border, Goondiwindi is situated in high country some 216 m above sea level in the Darling Downs and is about 805 km from Sydney and 362 km from Brisbane.
We live just over the QLD boarder in the very north of NSW. Its about 1 1/2 hrs from Brisbane, 20 minutes from Twead Heads, 30 minutes from Byron Bay and 10 minutes from Murwillumbah and also just 10 minutes from Pacific Highway.