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The Coorong Game Reserve which was purchased by the Government of South Australia in 1968 was abolished on 14 January 1993 and its lands was added to the national park. [9] The game reserve occupied part of the Coorong lagoon to the immediate west of Salt Creek and had an area of 68.4 square kilometres (26.4 sq mi) as of May 1982.
Coorong is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia which is associated with the lagoon known as the Coorong in the south-east of the state and which overlooks the continental coastline from the mouth of the Murray River about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide to the immediate north of the town of Kingston SE extending for a distance of at least ...
The Murray Mouth is located within a special purpose area within the Encounter Marine Park and is immediately adjoined on its northern and eastern sides by the boundary of the Coorong National Park. [14] [15]
Coordinates: 1]: Population: 32 (SAL 2021) [2]: Established: 24 August 2000 [3]: Postcode(s): 5264 [4]: Time zone: ACST (): • Summer (): ACST (): Location: 164 km (102 mi) SE of Adelaide; 86 km (53 mi) north-west of Kingston SE; 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Meningie; LGA(s): The Coorong District Council [1]: Region: Murray and Mallee [1]: County: Cardwell [1]: State electorate(s): MacKillop ...
John Francis Peggotty (1864–1899), also known as the Birdman of the Coorong, was an Irish bushranger in the colony of South Australia.He reputedly rode an ostrich and wore large amounts of gold jewellery while committing his crimes, although elements of his story are said to be fabricated.
Tourism regions are different again: the South Australian Tourism Commission includes the Murraylands with the lakes at the mouth of the Murray, and The Coorong, in an area that earned $148 million in 2018. [7] The area extends well into the state of Victoria, where it is known simply as The Mallee. [note 4]
Lake Alexandrina is located north of Encounter Bay and east of Fleurieu Peninsula within what are now the two following South Australian government regions: Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region, and the Murray Mallee region. [7] The Murray River is the major river to flow into Lake Alexandrina.
Narrung is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. [1] It is situated at the northern extent of the Narrung Peninsula, which separates The Coorong from Lake Albert adjacent to The Narrows which separates Lake Albert from the larger Lake Alexandrina.