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Today South Australia's land borders are defined to the west by the 129° east longitude (129° east) with Western Australia, to the north by the 26th parallel south latitude (26° south) with the Northern Territory and Queensland and to the east by 141° east longitude (141° east) with Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria; however, this is not where all borders are actually marked on the ...
The lands administrative divisions of South Australia are the cadastral (i.e., comprehensively surveyed and mapped) units of counties and hundreds in South Australia. They are located only in the south-eastern part of the state, and do not cover the whole state. 49 counties have been proclaimed across the southern and southeastern areas of the ...
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) provides forecasts and observations within South Australia and its adjoining waters using the following 15 land areas which are known as “districts” and 11 areas known as “coastal waters” which are located within both the state's jurisdiction and Australia's maritime jurisdiction: [10] [11]
1897 cadastral map of the County of Wynyard, New South Wales, showing parishes and property boundaries.. Counties were used since the earliest British settlement in Australia, with the County of Cumberland proclaimed by Captain Phillip on 4 June 1788.
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), [6] it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people [3] it is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by ...
South Australia’s eastern border was supposed to follow the 141st meridian, but the first surveyors measured incorrectly. [2] A 70-year border dispute followed, and eventually resulted in the disjointedness of MacCabe Corner, with Victoria using the original incorrect calculation, and New South Wales using the new and correct one. [3]
Köppen climate types in South Australia Satellite image of eastern South Australia. Note the dry lakes (white patches) in the north. Southern areas of South Australia have a Mediterranean climate, while the rest of the state has a drier arid climate and semi-arid climate. [9] The state's mean temperature range is 29 °C in January and 15 °C ...
Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population [3] Notes Map km 2 sq mi Density (2022) [3] 2021 2022 City of Adelaide: Adelaide: 1840: 16 6 1677: 25,551