Greenock (South Australia)

Greenock
State :  Australia State : South Australia
Coordinates : 34 ° 27 ′  S , 138 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 27 ′  S , 138 ° 56 ′  E Area : 1.3  km²
Residents : 954 (2016) Population density : 734 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30) LGA : Light Regional Council
Greenock

Greenock is a small town at the northwest end of the Barossa Valley in South Australia and is located about 41 miles from Adelaide on the Sturt Highway . The closest locations are Seppeltsfield , Nuriootpa and Marananga .

The place with about 950 inhabitants was named by James Smith, the secretary of George Fife Angas , after the Scottish city Greenock on the Clyde . Greenock is characterized by three avenues and is sometimes also called Little Scotland in the Barossa Valley (German: Little Scotland in the Barossa Valley ). Greenock is on the Heysen Trail , Australia's longest long-distance hiking trail.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Greenock (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. ↑ smh.com.au : Greenock , February 8, 2004, in English, accessed December 1, 2011
3. ↑ Greenock ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Kapunda & Light Tourism, in English, accessed December 1, 2011