| Yorke Peninsula South Australia |
|
 The town of Ardrossan, located in Yorke Peninsula |
|
| Population: | ~ 25,000 |
| Established: | 1840s |
| LGA: | |
| State District: | Goyder |
| Federal Division: | Grey |
 |
|
- Yorke Peninsula is in South Australia, and should not be confused with Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. This is a list of Local Government Areas of South Australia. The list is split into two groups based on whether the LGA lies inside the Adelaide metropolitan The District Council of Yorke Peninsula is the local government area responsible for most of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area (LGA in South Australia located in the Copper Coast region of the Yorke Peninsula The District Council of Barunga West is a local government area in South Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Members for Goyder The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St. Vincent on the east. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight St Vincent's Gulf ( is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia. It has geographic coordinates of . A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the southeast by Investigator Strait. Kangaroo Island is Australia 's third largest Island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. Investigator Strait is a body of water lying between Yorke Peninsula, on the Australian mainland and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Before white settlement around 1840, Yorke Peninsula was the home to the Narungga people. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Today the descendants of these people still live on Yorke Peninsula, supported by the Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association in Maitland, and in the community at Point Pearce near the northern end of Gulf Saint Vincent. Maitland is a town in South Australia located 168 km west of Adelaide 164 km south of Port Pirie near the centre of northern Yorke Peninsula. St Vincent's Gulf ( is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia.
Principal towns include the Copper Triangle towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo; farming centres of Maitland, Minlaton and Yorketown; and the port of Ardrossan. Copper Coast is a region of South Australia situated in Northern Yorke Peninsula and comprising the towns of Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta Kadina is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. Moonta ( is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, 165 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. Wallaroo ( is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Maitland is a town in South Australia located 168 km west of Adelaide 164 km south of Port Pirie near the centre of northern Yorke Peninsula. Minlaton is a town in the centre of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Yorketown is the largest town (population 1000 in southern Yorke Peninsula, in South Australia. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Ardrossan ( is a small town on the east coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 km (90 mi from Adelaide, South Australia. A number of smaller coastal towns are popular destinations for fishing and holidays, particularly from Adelaide. The south-western tip is occupied by Innes National Park. Innes is a national park on the southwest tip of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia ( Australia) 160 km west of Adelaide.
Yorke Peninsula is a major producer of grain, particularly barley. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Historically this has been sent out by sea because there are no rail services. Most coastal towns on the peninsula have substantial jetties. In the past these were used by ketches, schooners, and later steamships, to collect the grain in bags, and deliver fertiliser and other supplies. A ketch is a Sailing Craft with two masts: a main mast and a shorter Mizzen mast abaft (rearward of the main mast A schooner (ˈskuːnɚ is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts Schooners were first used by the A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller As roads in the region improved, and freight-handling techniques changed from bags to bulk, this became obsolete. A deep-water port was opened in 1970 near the south-eastern tip at Port Giles to export grain in bulk), and almost all the other ports ceased to be used for freight in the 1950s and 1960s. Port Giles is the newest port on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, between Stansbury and Edithburgh. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The only other ports with bulk-handling facilities are Wallaroo at the north-western side, and Ardrossan at the top of Gulf Saint Vincent, also used to ship dolomite from a nearby mine for OneSteel. Wallaroo ( is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Ardrossan ( is a small town on the east coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 km (90 mi from Adelaide, South Australia. St Vincent's Gulf ( is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia. Dolomite (ˈdɒləmaɪt is the name of a Sedimentary Carbonate rock and a Mineral, both composed OneSteel is an Australian-based mining ore processing and steel manufacturing company specialising in steel-long products for the construction mining transport and agricultural industries Maitland has a grain-receiving depot operated by AWB, serviced only by road.
Physiography
The area is also known as the Yorke Horst, which is distinct physiographic section of the larger South Australian Shatter Belt province, which in turn is part of the larger West Australian Shield physiographic division. Australian Shield, also called the Western Australian Shield or Western Plateau, occupies more than half of the continent of Australia.
See also
External links
- Yorke Peninsula Website
- SouthAustralia.com Yorke Peninsula - Travel Guides, Accommodation, Tours, Online Booking, Maps etc Official SA Website
- Terraserver.com navigable satellite map of the Yorke Peninsula.
- Map of Yorke Peninsula
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic