South australia

Capital city Adelaide

Goverment Constitution monarchy

Language English

Area 1,043,514 km²

Population 1,650,000 inh.

Postal AU-SA

Governor Kevin Scarce

Premier Christy Clark

• Arid and semi-arid rangelands

• Longest ranges: Mount Lofty-Flinders Ranges (800 kilometres)

• Highest point: Mount Woodroffe (1,435 metres)

• Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas

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WINE

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SA supply an estimated 80% of total world opal production

4x proclaimed opal fields: • Coober Pedy• Mintabie• Stuart Creek• Andamooka

Order Territory in Australia GSP (A$)mil. Population GSP/capital (A$)

1. New South Wales 419,895 7,303,690 57,828

2. Victoria 305,615 5,624,090 54,774

3. Queensland 251,616 4,580,725 55,414

4. Western Australia 187,117 2,346,410 80,858

5. South Australia 86,323 1,657,001 52,318

6. Australian Capital Territory 29,473 365,421 81,42

7. Tasmania 23,738 510,56 46,639

8. Northern Territory 16,281 230,172 70,961

∑ Australia (GDP) 1,320,057 22,620,554 58,811

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Western (Roman)

Catholic 35%

Anglican 22%Uniting

Church 16%

Lutheran 8%

Greek Or-thodox 4%

Christian,nfd 4%

Buddhism 3%

Baptist 3%Presbyterian and Reformed 2%

Islam 2%

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The faunal emblem of South Australia from 27th August 1970 Marsupial mammal

Places:• Eyre Peninsula• The Gawler Ranges• The Nullarbor Plain

The marine emblem of South Australia from 8th February 2001 Centred on South Australian coastal waters Relative of the seahorse

Places:• rocky reefs• seaweed beds• seagrass meadows• structures colonised by seaweed

White-backed Magpie The bird emblem of South Australia from 1901 First appeared on the State Badge which was proclaimed in

1904

Places:• Barossa Valley

Swainsona formosa The floral emblem of South Australia from 23rd November 1961 According to Captain Charles Sturt (1795-1869)

Places:• All mainland States except Victoria

Population 1,203,873 inhabitants

Established 28th December 1836

Area 1826.9 km²Ade-laide73%

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27%

anglican cathedral from 1847 similar features to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

Built 1874 – 1889 Cost £165,404

Current designOriginal design

collection of over 35,000 works of art 2nd largest art collection after the National Gallery of Victoria the gallery was established in 1881

part of the Mount Lofty Ranges

at First settled by European settlers (Germans)

German cultural connection (Lutheran churches, Lutheran schools )

first opened in 1977 the crescent-shaped

Plants Rhododendron Magnolia The National Species Rose Collection

Walks at dusk

Picnic

Koala Show

Located 19 kilometers south-east of Adelaide

Waterfall Gully is one of the most popular waterfalls in the Adelaide

foothills water flows year round but the cascade is at its most

spectacular in the wetter winter months

extremely popular park

rugged mountain scenery

plenty of wildlife, vegetation and history

one of Australia's oldest wine regions wine industry was heavily influenced by the British prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon

Wineries: Penfolds Peter Lehmann Orlando Wines Seppeltsfield Wolf Blass Yalumba

best known for Riesling wines

wonderful stone buildings

higher altitude, compared to other wine

regions in South Australia

Australia's third-largest island

Agricultural, with a southern rock lobster fishery

Important part of economy is tourism

Natural vegetation and native animals

located at Cape du Couedic in Flinders Chase National Park

sculpted by weathering and erosion from the sea over thousands of years

open every day except Christmas day

Little Penguins

Antique horse drawn tram

Island next to Victor Harbour

Murphys Haystacks

have been formed around 1,585,000 years ago

granites were injected into the volcanic rock

the most ancient and unspoilt attraction on Eyre Peninsula

limestone deposits created form the coral and other sealife

biggest source of fossils and a World Heritage (UNESCO)

the lakes and lagoons

the limestone coast sea flooded several times

Blue Lake, Mount Gambier

discovered in 1894

bones of thousands of animals

that lived there during the last 500,000 years

over 4,000 meters of collapse dome chambers

Cricket SwimmingAustralian rules football

Basketball Motor-sports

What is the name of capital of South Australia?

Adelaide1.

2.

Do You know a bird symbol of SA?

Piping shrike3.

What is a nickname of South Australia?

Festival State