Maralinga
Maralinga is a desert area around 3,300 square kilometres large located in the west of South Australia, within the Great Victoria Desert. The area is best known for being the location of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Maralinga
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: Aboriginal community in South Australia
- Category: human settlement
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Maralinga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Maralinga” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Maralinga”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maralinga and Watson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maralinga Airfield and Yarle Lakes.
South Australia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Adelaide, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park, and Kangaroo Island.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maralinga”. Photo: Roumpf, CC BY-SA 4.0.