South Australia
South Australia is one of the six states of Australia. The capital city is Adelaide.
Location
South Australia is in the southern central part of the country. It is one of the driest parts of the continent. South Australia gets very little rain.
Appearance
The state has a total land area of 984,377 km² (380,070 sq mi). It is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories. In 2006 there were 1,554,397 people living in South Australia.[1]
Emblems of South Australia
- The floral emblem of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea, Swainsona formosa.[2] It was made the emblem on November 23, 1961.
- The faunal emblem is the Hairy-Nosed or Plains Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons).[3] It was chosen on 27 August 1970.
- The marine emblem is the Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques). It as chosen on 8 February 2001.[4]
- The gemstone emblem of South Australia is the opal.[5] This was chosen on the 15 August 1985.
- The official badge of South Australia is the Piping Shrike or White Backed Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen leuconota). It was chosen on 14 January 1904.
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Sturt's Desert Pea
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The Hairy-Nosed Wombat
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Leafy Seadragon
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Opal
White Backed Magpie
History
South Australia was a freely-settled, planned British province. Settlement began on December 28, 1836. This was when the state was proclaimed at The Old Gum Tree by Governor Hindmarsh. The aim was to create the province as a center of civilization for free immigrants, promising civil liberties and religious tolerance.
Events
Climate
The highest temperature recorded was 50.7°C at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960.[6] The coldest temperature recorded was -8.2°C at Yongala on 20 July 1976.[6] The highest rainfall recorded was 272.6 mm at Motpena on 14 March 1989.[6]
South Australia Media
- Alexander Schramm - A scene in South Australia - Google Art Project.jpg
European settlers with Aboriginal Australians, 1850
- S. T. Gill - Sturt's Overland Expedition leaving Adelaide, 10th August, 1844 - Google Art Project.jpg
Charles Sturt's expedition leaving Adelaide for central Australia, 1844
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Nicolas Baudin, who mapped the coastline of South Australia, along with Matthew Flinders
- Eastern South Australia Satellite Photo.jpg
A satellite image of eastern South Australia. Note the dry lakes (white patches) in the north.
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The Barossa Valley, northeast of Adelaide. South Australia's wine industry is the largest in Australia.
- South Australia Köppen.svg
The different Köppen climate types in South Australia
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Flinders Medical Centre. The health care sector is a major employer in South Australia's economy.
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Wheat fields at Nuriootpa. Agriculture is a large industry for the state.
- CSIRO ScienceImage 4438 Sunflower crop.jpg
Sunflower crop in the Adelaide Hills
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "South Australia". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "Floral Emblem of South Australia". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ↑ "The Faunal Emblem of South Australia". premcab.sa.gov.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
27 August 1970
- ↑ "The Marine Emblem of South Australia - Leafy Seadragon". premcab.sa.gov.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ "South Australia's Gemstone". premcab.sa.gov.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Rainfall and Temperature Extremes". bom.gov.au. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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