Eromanga

== English == === Etymology === Thought to be from a word meaning "hot gale plain" or "windy plain" in an unknown Aboriginal language. Used as the town name since about 1860. For details, see Eromanga, Queensland § History on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Proper noun === Eromanga A prehistoric inland sea that formed on the Australian continent during the Cretaceous period. A sedimentary basin of central and northern Australia that was once covered by the sea. 1983, Queensland Geology, Geological Survey of Queensland, Publication 383, page 128, The geological evolution of the Eromanga Basin closely parallels that of the Surat Basin, and the two basins were joined across the Nebine Ridge almost from their inception. A town in Queensland, Australia, situated on the edge of the basin.