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338  SOUTH A USTR ALIA

South Australia at a Glance

South Australia contains a wide range of landscapes. A striking
coastline of sandy beaches and steep cliffs gives way to lush
valleys, mountains and rolling plains of wheat and barley.
Further inland, the terrain changes starkly as the climate
becomes hotter and drier. The South Australian Outback
encompasses huge areas and includes the Flinders Ranges
and Coober Pedy, the opal-mining town with “dugout” homes. Locator Map
Most of the population lives in the capital, Adelaide, and the
wine-making regions of Clare Valley and the Barossa.

The Yorke and Eyre
Peninsulas and South
Australian Outback
(see pp362–73)
William
Creek
Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy ‘s golf course is one Kingoonya
of the few features above ground
in this strange Outback mining
town. Many of the town’s houses Nullarbor
Roadhouse
are built underground to escape Penong
the area’s harsh, dusty climate Ceduna
(see p372).
Port Augusta
Kyancutta
Whyalla

Port Lincoln

Port Augusta (see p369) is a major road
and rail hub that also serves as the
gateway to the Far North of the state.
It retains several early homesteads
among its modern buildings.

Kangaroo Island (see p358) is an 0 km 100
unspoilt haven for abundant native 0 miles 100
wildlife. At Kirkpatrick Point in the
southwest lie the Remarkable Rocks,
sculpted by the wind, rain and sea.
Coastline around Pearson Island, in the Eyre Peninsula