__NOTOC__ Coorong is a locality in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

which is associated with the lagoon known as the Coorong in the south-east of the state and which overlooks the continental coastline from the mouth of the Murray River about south-east of the state capital of

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

to the immediate north of the town of

Kingston SE Kingston SE (Kingston South East to distinguish it from Kingston on Murray), formerly Kingston, is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east coastline on the shores of Lacepede Bay. It is located about ...

extending for a distance of at least . It extends from the

Murray Mouth Murray Mouth is the point at which the River Murray meets the Southern Ocean. The Murray Mouth's location is changeable. Historical records show that the channel out to sea moves along the sand dunes over time. At times of greater river flow ...

in the north to the northern end of the Paranki Lagoon in the south including: *the following bodies of water with the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...

system - Port Pullen, Coorong Channel, the Tauwitchere Channel and the full extent of the Coorong lagoon system, * the following major islands - Bird, Ewe, Long, Mud and Tauwitchere * the full extent of the

Younghusband Peninsula Younghusband Peninsula is a long narrow peninsula in South Australia. It separates the Coorong Channel, the Tauwitchere Channel and the Coorong which are part of the estuary of the River Murray from the Southern Ocean which including water bo ...

*a parcel of land of an area of located between the localities of Meningie and Salt Creek and * land between the Coorong Lagoon and the Paranki Lagoon. The boundaries of the locality were created firstly for the part within the

Kingston District Council The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council. The dis ...

in 1998 and secondly for the part within the

Coorong District Council Coorong District Council is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South Australia located between the River Murray and the Limestone Coast region. The district covers mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as part ...

in 2000 including the Villa De Yumpa Shack Site. The name is reported as being derived from the lagoon of the same name. The boundary with the locality of

Hindmarsh Island Hindmarsh Island () is an inland river island located in the lower Murray River near the town of Goolwa, South Australia, Goolwa, South Australia. The island is a tourist destination, which has increased in popularity since the opening of the ...

was altered in 2014 to move Bird Island, an island located north-east of the

, into the locality of Coorong. The principal land use in Coorong is conservation with the majority of the land being occupied by the

Coorong National Park 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 s ...

and the Mud Islands Game Reserve. The locality includes the following state heritage places: Magrath Flat Homestead, Teeluc Cottage and White Hut Cottage Coorong is located within the federal

Division of Barker The Division of Barker is an Australian electoral division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member d ...

, the state

electoral district of MacKillop MacKillop is a single-member Electoral districts of South Australia, electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was named in 1991 after Sister Mary MacKillop who served the local area, and later became the first Australia ...

and the local government areas of the

and the

. It is also located in the cadastral counties of Russell, Cardwell and MacDonnell (from north to south) and the South Australian Government regions of

Murray and Mallee In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastli ...

and

Limestone Coast The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early 21st century for a Regions of South Australia#South Australian Government regions, South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins ...

(from north to south).

History

Coorong is the main town in Andrew Bovell’s play When The Rain Stops Falling.

Surrounding localities

Coorong is bounded in the sector from the west to the south by the body of water known in

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as the

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and by international authorities as the

Great Australian Bight The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight (geography), bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern Coast, coastline of mainland Australia. There are two definitions for its extent—one by the Internation ...

and bounded from the north-west to the south-east by the following localities gazetted under the South Australian ''Geographical Names Act 1991'': * Northwest:

, Goolwa South * North:

Mundoo Island Mundoo is the name of several geographic localities: * Mundoo (Laamu Atoll), an island in the Maldives * Mundoo, Queensland, a town in Australia * Mundoo Island, South Australia, an island in Lake Alexandrina and a locality in the Alexandrina C ...

* Northeast: Lake Alexandrina * East: Narrung, Meningie West, Meningie,

Field Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grass ...

, Colebatch, Deepwater, Salt Creek, Tilley Swamp, Taratap,

West Range The West Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, ...

* Southeast:

* South: ''ocean'' * Southwest: ''ocean'' * West: ''ocean''

References

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