Mount Schank
Mount Schank is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 385 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 14 kilometres south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 235 residents
- Description: locality in South Australia
- Also known as: “Mount Schank, South Australia” and “Mount Schank, South Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Schank.
Mount Schank
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Schank is a 100 m high dormant volcano in the southeast corner of South Australia, near Mount Gambier. It was sighted by James Grant on 3 December 1800 and named after Admiral John Schank, designer of Grant's ship, HMS Lady Nelson.
Mount Schank
- Category: locality
- Location: District Council of Grant, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Schank” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Schank”
- Swedish: “Mount Schank, South Australia”
- Swedish: “Mount Schank”
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Highlights include Le Colombier and Mont St Bernard.
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