Adelaide
Adelaide (Kaurna: Tarndanya) is a city in Australia. It is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and it has an approximate population of 1.2 million people.
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| Coordinates | 34°55′44.4″S 138°36′3.6″E / 34.929000°S 138.601000°ECoordinates: 34°55′44.4″S 138°36′3.6″E / 34.929000°S 138.601000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,324,279 (2016) (5th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 406.507/km2 (1,052.85/sq mi) (2011) | ||||||||
| Established | 28 December 1836 | ||||||||
| Area | 3,257.7 km2 (1,257.8 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||
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It is the fifth biggest city in Australia, behind Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Adelaide was founded in 1836 by Colonel William Light, who named it after Queen Adelaide.
Adelaide is near the Southern Ocean and is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It has a river going through it called the River Torrens. Many festivals are held there. Adelaide has a hot-summer and cool-wet-winter Mediterranean climate. Grapes for wine production are grown in the Barossa Valley about 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Adelaide, in the McLaren Vale about 30 kilometres south of Adelaide and parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges to the east.
Adelaide Media
- Beechey, William - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen - NPG 1533.jpg
Queen Adelaide, after whom the city was named
- Adelaide supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News.png
In July 1876, the Illustrated Sydney News published a special supplement that included an early aerial view of the City of Adelaide: (South) Adelaide (the CBD), River Torrens, and portion of North Adelaide from a point above Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide
- North Terrace, 1841.jpg
North Terrace in 1841
- North Terrace in 1938.jpg
The intersection of North Terrace and King William Street viewed from Parliament House, 1938
- Aerial view of Adelaide, 1935 (adjusted).jpg
An aerial view of Adelaide in 1935, when it was Australia's third largest city. Of note is that only the eastern half of the new Parliament House (to left of station) had been completed.
- Adelaide 2022 Skyline.jpg
Adelaide's eastern skyline during 2022 Australia Day celebrations
- Free vector map of Adelaide Australia Level 12 G View.svg
Adelaide metropolitan area, with some suburbs named
- Adelaide, Australia ESA384290.jpg
Adelaide's metropolitan area as seen by the ESA's Sentinel-2
References
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Other websites
Media related to Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons
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