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In South Australia, Highway 1 is a 1,715-kilometre (1,066 mi) [1] long route that follows the coastline of the state, from the Victorian border near Mount Gambier to the Western Australian border near Eucla.
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 26,878 as of 2021.The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about 450 kilometres (280 mi) south-east of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Victorian border.
In 1887, the Mount Gambier railway line was constructed to Naracoorte (connecting to the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line) and Wolseley, where it joined the Adelaide-Wolseley line. On 28 November 1917, a broad gauge line opened from Mount Gambier to Heywood near Portland. In the 1950s, the narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge. [2]
The network consists of 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge links to other states, the 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge suburban railways in Adelaide, a freight-only branch from Dry Creek to Port Adelaide and Pelican Point, a narrow-gauge gypsum haulage line on the Eyre Peninsula, and both copper–gold concentrate and coal on the ...
Adelaide, state capital Blue Lake at Mount Gambier Murray Bridge in the distance Victor Harbor View from Hummock Hill, Whyalla Gawler Street, Mount Barker Aerial view of Port Lincoln View of Port Pirie
– continues south as along Princes Highway to Mount Gambier – allocated in 1998, progressively being replaced by from 2017 Princes Highway: Mount Gambier: SA/Vic border 18 km (11 mi) – continues west as along Princes Highway to Tailem Bend – continues east as along Princes Highway into Victoria eventually to Geelong: A2 South Road ...
Millicent is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located about 399 kilometres (248 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the regional centre of Mount Gambier. In the 2021 census, the population was 4,760. [7]
Mount Gambier Regional Airport (IATA: MGB, ICAO: YMTG) is an airport in the Limestone Coast, South Australia. It is located on the Riddoch Highway in Wandilo , about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km ; 5.8 mi ) north of Mount Gambier . [ 2 ]