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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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%
Other
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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.
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Do You know a bird symbol of SA?
Piping shrike3.
What is a nickname of South Australia?
Festival State