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Ngarutjaranya, also known as Mount Woodroffe (officially Ngarutjaranya/Mount Woodroffe), is a mountain in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in the state's northwest. [1] It is South Australia's highest peak, at 1,435 metres (4,708 ft).
Mount Anne: TAS Southwest National Park: 38 Mount Barrow: 1,414 807 Legges Tor: TAS Tasmanian Northern Slopes, nr Launceston: 39 Mount Weld: 1,345 806 Mount Anne: TAS Southwest National Park: 40 Federation Peak: 1,225 805 Mount Picton: TAS Southwest National Park, Arthur Range: 41 Mount Dryander: 820 793 Mount William: QLD Whitsunday Region: 42 ...
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]
The indigenous population in South Australia amounts to around 43,000, as of the 2021 census, accounting for around 2.4% of the population, lower than the national percentage of 3.2%. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Over 70% of the population were born in Australia, with other top responses being England, India and China, respectively.
A new national park was created by combining the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Conservation Park with the Regional Reserve in November 2021, creating Australia's largest national park. At 3,600,000 ha (14,000 sq mi), [ 10 ] [ 11 ] it is double the size of Kakadu National Park , and four times the size of Yellowstone National Park in the US.
As of 2022 the national park comprises more than 14,879 ha (36,770 acres), and includes a vast network of Murray River wetlands and floodplains. [ 5 ] The national park was proclaimed on 20 June 1991 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 , [ 6 ] "to conserve a significant proportion of South Australia’s floodplain environments which ...
Mount Remarkable is a mountain in South Australia located in the Flinders Ranges about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the centre of the capital city of Adelaide and immediately north-west of the town of Melrose, which was once named Mount Remarkable itself, and which is located at its base. [1] The mountain has a height of 961 metres (3,153 ...
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