Moorak
Moorak is a southern suburb of Mount Gambier – a city in South Australia. The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 1,230 residents
- Description: locality in South Australia
- Also known as: “Moorak, South Australia” and “Moorak, South Australia, Australia”
- Neighbors: Mount Gambier
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gambier and Blue Lake/Warwar.
Mount Gambier
Peak
Photo: Diceman, Public domain.
Mount Gambier, also known as Berrin, is a maar complex in South Australia associated with the Newer Volcanics Province. The complex contains four maars, the most well-known one of which is Blue Lake / Warwar. Mount Gambier is situated 3 km northeast of Moorak.
Blue Lake/Warwar
Photo: Admella1859, Public domain.
Blue Lake / Warwar is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex. The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is one of four volcanic crater lakes originally on Mount Gambier maar. Blue Lake/Warwar is situated 3½ km northeast of Moorak.
Tenison Woods College
School
Tenison Woods College is an Australian independent co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school in Mount Gambier, South Australia. It is named after the pioneer priest, scientist and educator Julian Tenison Woods in recognition of his contribution to Catholic education. Tenison Woods College is situated 4 km north of Moorak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier
Photo: Roo72, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Gambier is the second largest city in South Australia with a population of 33,233, midway between Adelaide and Melbourne and 15 km west of the Victorian border.
Moorak
- Category: locality
- Location: District Council of Grant, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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