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Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with a population of 31,308 as of the 2021 census.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.
Mount Gambier, also known as Berrin, is a maar complex in South Australia associated with the Newer Volcanics Province. The complex contains four maars, the most well-known one of which is Blue Lake / Warwar. The others are Valley Lake / Ketla Malpi, Leg of Mutton Lake / Yatton Loo and Brownes Lake / Kroweratwari.
Local government area in South Australia City of Mount Gambier South Australia Location of the City of Mount Gambier in blue Population 26,276 (2016 census) • Density 85.31/km 2 (221.0/sq mi) Established 1876 Area 308 km 2 (118.9 sq mi) Mayor Lynette Martin Council seat Mount Gambier Region Limestone Coast State electorate(s) Mount Gambier Federal division(s) Barker Website City of Mount ...
Mount Gambier, South Australia is a regional city in Australia. Mount Gambier may also refer to: Mount Gambier (volcano), a dormant maar volcano adjoining the city; City of Mount Gambier local government area; Mount Gambier wine region; Mount Gambier Airport; Mount Gambier Gaol (closed in 1995) Mount Gambier Prison (opened in 1995 at a ...
Blue Lake / Warwar (The Blue Lake) is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex.The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is one of four volcanic crater lakes originally on Mount Gambier maar.
The 1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident was a scuba diving incident on 28 May 1973 at a flooded sinkhole known as "The Shaft" near Mount Gambier in South Australia.The incident claimed the lives of four recreational scuba divers: siblings Stephen and Christine M. Millott, Gordon G. Roberts, and John H. Bockerman. [1]
The Boandik (or Bungandidj) people occupied the area before the colonisation of South Australia. [2]Centenary Tower (2013) When Stephen Henty of Portland happened upon the dormant Mount Gambier volcano in 1839, the Valley Lake and the Blue Lake were considered a good source of water for future settlers in the new colony of South Australia.
The Mount Gambier Aero Club Inc. was originally formed in the 1930s and continued through to the Second World War when the airport was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force. The present day aero club was established as the Mount Gambier Gliding and Soaring Club in July 1947 and continued under this name until 31 May 1957 when it was ...