Torrens Island
Torrens Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area in the Port River Estuary about 15 kilometres northwest of the Adelaide city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barker Inlet Power Station and Torrens Island Power Station.
Barker Inlet Power Station
Power station
Barker Inlet Power Station is a power station in South Australia. It was announced on 7 June 2017 by AGL Energy to replace part of its ageing Torrens Island Power Station and was built alongside the existing station on Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide.
Torrens Island Power Station
Power station
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torrens Island Power Station is located on Torrens Island, near Adelaide, South Australia and is operated by AGL Energy. It burns natural gas in eight steam turbines to generate up to 1,280 MW of electricity.
Quarantine Power Station
Power station
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quarantine Power Station is a gas-powered electricity generation facility near the northern end of Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden Island and Bolivar.
Garden Island
Suburb
Garden Island is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area within the estuary of the Port Adelaide River about 15 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
Bolivar
Suburb
Bolivar is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Salisbury. Bolivar is situated 4½ km northeast of Torrens Island.
Gillman
Suburb
Gillman is a predominantly industrial north-western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is located within the federal Division of Hindmarsh and the state electoral district of Port Adelaide. Gillman is situated 4½ km south of Torrens Island.
Torrens Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in South Australia, Australia
- Category: landform
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Torrens Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Torrens Island”
- Chinese: “多倫士島”
- Dutch: “Torrens Island”
- Japanese: “トレンス島”
- Swedish: “Torrens Island”
- Turkish: “Torrens Adası (II)”
- Turkish: “Torrens Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Osborne and Snapper Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary and Torrens Island Sanctuary.
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