Port Augusta West
Port Augusta West is a suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia. However, it has a separate early colonial history to Port Augusta, because it is on the Eyre Peninsula, while the rest of Port Augusta is on the east side of Spencer Gulf.- Type: Suburb with 4,380 residents
- Description: suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia
- Also known as: “Port Augusta West, South Australia” and “Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden and Port Augusta railway station.
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Nature reserve
Photo: GeorgieSharp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden is located on the Stuart Highway, 1.4 kilometres north of the Eyre Highway in Port Augusta West, South Australia.
Port Augusta railway station
Railway station
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain.
Port Augusta railway station is a railway station located on the Adelaide–Port Augusta railway line in Port Augusta, South Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davenport and Yorkey Crossing.
Davenport
Neighborhood
Davenport is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located about 282 kilometres north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 4 kilometres north-east of the municipal seat in Port Augusta. Davenport is situated 3½ km east of Port Augusta West.
Yorkey Crossing
Locality
Yorkey Crossing or Yorkeys Crossing is a ford in the Australian state of South Australia located at the head of Spencer Gulf in the gazetted locality of Emeroo about 4 nautical miles north of Port Augusta. Yorkey Crossing is situated 8 km north of Port Augusta West.
Stirling North
Suburb
Stirling North is a town located 8 kilometres east of Port Augusta in the Australian state of South Australia. Its origin was as a reliable watering point in low-rainfall country, used by Aboriginal people since time immemorial, and by settlers since the 1850s. Stirling North is situated 9 km southeast of Port Augusta West.
Port Augusta West
- Category: locality
- Location: Port Augusta, Outback, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.47856° or 32° 28′ 43″ southLongitude
137.75456° or 137° 45′ 16″ eastPopulation
4,380Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
4QVVGQC3+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 14107291622OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2063055Wikidata ID
Q21884505
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Port Augusta West” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Port Augusta West”
- Dutch: “Port Augusta West”
- Malagasy: “Port Augusta West”
- Swedish: “Port Augusta West”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Augusta Football Club and Chinnery Park Oval.
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