__NOTOC__ Gidgealpa is a locality in the Australian state of

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located about north-east of the capital city of

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and about south-west of the town of Innamincka. The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease. The locality includes the company town of Moomba and the Moomba Airport. The

Strzelecki Track Strzelecki Track is a mostly unsealed outback track in South Australia, linking Innamincka, South Australia, Innamincka to Lyndhurst, South Australia, Lyndhurst. History In 1870, the track was pioneered by Stockman (Australia), stockman, D ...

passes through the locality. The principal land uses within the locality are

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and conservation with the former being associated with the exploration for and the production of petroleum, and the latter concerning the Coongie Lakes Ramsar site which is located on the north-west side of the locality. Gidgealpa is located within the federal

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, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state’s Far North region.

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