Eyre Peninsula
| Eyre Peninsula | ||
 Satellite image of NASA |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 135 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Waters 1 | Spencer Gulf (Indian Ocean) | |
| Waters 2 | Great Australian Bay (Indian Ocean) | |
 Eyre Peninsula with Port Lincoln |
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The Eyre Peninsula ( English Eyre Peninsula ) is a triangular peninsula in South Australia . It lies between the Spencer Gulf in the east and the Great Australian Bay in the west and is bounded by the Gawler Ranges in the north . It is named after the discoverer Edward John Eyre , who explored it in the years 1839-1841 in part. The coasts were designed by Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin at the beginning of the 19th century. been researched.
The most important cities are Port Lincoln in the south, Whyalla and Port Augusta in the northeast and Ceduna in the northwest of the peninsula.
In addition to mining ( jade is mined near Cowell , iron ore at Iron Knob ), agriculture is primarily used. In the drier north grain cultivation as well as sheep and cattle breeding, in the wetter south also dairy farming and viticulture . Port Lincoln is a center of Australian fishing.
The Eyre Peninsula is home to a number of national parks , including Lincoln National Park , Coffin Bay National Park, and Gawler Ranges National Park, as well as a number of reserves such as Pinkawillinie Conservation Park .
In January 2005, one of the worst bushfires in Australia in the past twenty years, the Eyre Peninsula bushfire , occurred on the Eyre Peninsula , killing nine people.
Web links
- Map of the Eyre Peninsula with streets, towns, campsites and parks (PDF file; 2.73 MB)