During the winter, maritime polar air masses that affect weather in North America come from the North Pacific. Such air masses often begin as cP air masses in Siberia. The cold, dry continental polar air changes into relatively mild, humid, unstable maritime polar air during its long journey across the North Pacific, as shown in Figure 7. As
Wollongong [18] [19] is a city in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. Heading south, Wollongong starts where Sydney finishes. It is the third largest city in the state behind Sydney and Newcastle and is thinly wedged on a coastal plain between an escarpment and the Pacific Ocean. It is pronounced Wool-on-gong.
Maitland (including Woodville). Major city in the heart of the Hunter Valley. Maitland, located 163 km north of Sydney and 32 km north-west of Newcastle, is situated just 10 m above sea-level on flood plains adjacent the Hunter River.Consequently it has had 15 major floods during the era of European settlement (the first being recorded in 1819).aitland Railway Station is located just past the roundabout at the southernmost end of Church St. The line arrived at East Maitland in 1857 amidst much hoopla and reached West Maitland the following year. The original station was further east. The current Italianate-style building dates from about 1880.