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Narrung Peninsula
Nurrang Peninsula is a peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south east end of Lake Alexandrina. It is bounded by Lake Alexandrina to the west, by Lake Albert to the north and to the east, and by the Coorong to the south. While the name appears to have been in use since the 19th century and by all levels of government in South Australia, the name was not listed in the state government's official list of placenames until January 2020. Its extent is within the localities of Meningie West and Narrung. See also *Loveday Bay (South Australia) Loveday Bay is an inlet in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina on the west coast of the Narrung Peninsula. It is located within the locality of Narrung. The bay has a subsidiary inlet ... References Peninsulas of South Australia Murray River {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all continents. The size of a peninsula can range from tiny to very large. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Peninsulas form due to a variety of causes. Etymology Peninsula derives , which is translated as 'peninsula'. itself was derived , or together, 'almost an island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. Definitions A peninsula is usually defined as a piece of land surrounded on most, but not all sides, but is sometimes instead defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population. It has a total of 1.8 million people. Its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 33,233. South Australia shares borders with all of the other mainland states, as well as the Northern Territory; it is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria, and to the south by the Great Australian Bight.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Alexandrina (South Australia)
Lake Alexandrina is a coastal freshwater lake located between the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island and Murray and Mallee regions of South Australia, about south-east of Adelaide. The lake adjoins the smaller Lake Albert (together known as the Lower Lakes) and a coastal lagoon called The Coorong to its southeast, before draining into the Great Australian Bight via a short, narrow opening known as Murray Mouth. Nomenclature Aboriginal naming Aboriginal people having an association with the lake were reported as knowing it by such names as ''Mungkuli,'' ''Parnka'' and ''Kayinga.'' European naming English settlers named the lake after Princess Alexandrina, niece and successor of King William IV of Great Britain and Ireland. When the princess ascended the throne and took the name Queen Victoria, there was some talk of changing the name of the lake to Lake Victoria, but the idea was dropped. Description Lake Alexandrina is located north of Encounter Bay and east of Fleurieu Peninsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Albert (South Australia)
Lake Albert, also known by its Ngarrindjeri name, Yarli, is a notionally fresh water lake near the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia. It is filled by water flowing in from the larger Lake Alexandrina at its mouth near Narrung. It is separated on the south by the Narrung Peninsula from the salt-water Coorong. The only major town on the lake is Meningie. Lakes Alexandrina and Albert are together known as the Lower Lakes. Naming of lake The lake was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria, by George Gawler, the Governor of South Australia. Tourism Lake Albert is visited regularly by people travelling to and from Melbourne, the Limestone Coast, the Coorong National Park, Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, and Adelaide. Visitors enjoy fishing, camping, bushwalking, 4WD tracks, bird watching and water sports. Water problems Because there are no significant tributaries and a high evaporation rate, Lake Albert is saltier than Lake Alexandrina. It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coorong
Coorong National Park is a protected area located in South Australia about south-east of Adelaide, that predominantly covers a coastal lagoon ecosystem officially known as The Coorong and the Younghusband Peninsula on the Coorong's southern side. The western end of the Coorong lagoon is at the Murray Mouth near Hindmarsh Island and the Sir Richard Peninsula, and it extends about south-eastwards. Road access is from Meningie. The beach on the coastal side of the peninsula, the longest in Australia, is also commonly called The Coorong. The Coorong lies within the traditional lands of the Ngarrindjeri people, an Aboriginal Australian group. Notable locations within the park include Salt Creek, Policeman's Point, Jack Point, and Woods Well. Etymology Its name is thought to be a corruption of the Ngarrindjeri word ''kurangk'', also written ''Kurangh'', meaning a long or narrow lagoon or neck History The Coorong National Park was proclaimed on 9 November 1967 under the ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meningie West, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Meningie West is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about south-west of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend. Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000. Meningie West is located on an isthmus of land between the localities of Narrung in the west and Meningie in the east and bounded by the waters of Lake Albert to the north-east and by The Coorong to the south-west. A road passes through the locality from the settlement of Raukkan in Narrung on the shore of Lake Alexandrina to the town centre in Meningie. The majority land use within Meningie West is for agricultural purposes, however the land within the locality’s centre and adjoining Lake Albert is zoned as ‘River Murray Fringe’ and ‘River Murray Flood Zone’ in order to protect both the natural environment and aspects of Aboriginal and European cultural heritage. Land on the coast with The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrung, South Australia
Narrung is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated at the northern extent of the Narrung Peninsula, which separates The Coorong from Lake Albert adjacent to The Narrows which separates Lake Albert from the larger Lake Alexandrina. The area of Narrung includes the Aboriginal (Ngarrindjeri) community of Raukkan. At the , the locality of Narrung had a population of 198. This included 106 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who lived in the Raukkan community. Narrung is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council. See also *List of crossings of the Murray River *Loveday Bay (South Australia) Loveday Bay is an inlet in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina on the west coast of the Narrung Peninsula. It is located within the locality of Narrung. The bay has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loveday Bay (South Australia)
Loveday Bay is an inlet in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina on the west coast of the Narrung Peninsula. It is located within the locality of Narrung. The bay has a subsidiary inlet on its south coast which is known as Salt Lagoon which includes the protected area, the Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation Park. It was named after early South Australian government surveyor Richard John Loveday Richard John Loveday (1818–1883) was a government surveyor during the early settlement of South Australia. Loveday was born near London on 19 December 1818. He was a lance corporal in the Royal Sappers and Miners, serving in Ireland and subse .... The indigenous name for the head of ''Loveday Bay'' was ''Ngiakkung''. The southern end of the bay was traditionally used as a meeting place for intertribal trade. A jetty was built in Loveday Bay in 1923 and was demolished in 1949. References {{Bays of South Australia, state=c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsulas Of South Australia
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all continents. The size of a peninsula can range from tiny to very large. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Peninsulas form due to a variety of causes. Etymology Peninsula derives , which is translated as 'peninsula'. itself was derived , or together, 'almost an island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. Definitions A peninsula is usually defined as a piece of land surrounded on most, but not all sides, but is sometimes instead defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
