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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 1,230 residents
  • Description: locality in South Australia
  • Also known as: “Moorak, South Australia” and “Moorak, South Australia, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Gambier and Blue Lake/Warwar.

Peak
Photo: Diceman, Public domain.
, also known as Berrin, is a maar complex in associated with the Newer Volcanics Province. The complex contains four maars, the most well-known one of which is . is situated 3 km northeast of Moorak.

Photo: Admella1859, Public domain.
Blue Lake / Warwar is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the . The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the region of , and is one of four volcanic crater lakes originally on Mount Gambier maar. is situated 3½ km northeast of Moorak.

School
is an Australian independent co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school in Mount Gambier, . It is named after the pioneer priest, scientist and educator Julian Tenison Woods in recognition of his contribution to Catholic education. is situated 4 km north of Moorak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Gambier.

Photo: Roo72, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second largest city in South Australia with a population of 33,233, midway between and and 15 km west of the Victorian border.

Moorak

Latitude
-37.86381° or 37° 51′ 50″ south
Longitude
140.74263° or 140° 44′ 34″ east
Population
1,230
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
4RJ24PPV+F3
Geo­Names ID
11704434
Wiki­data ID
Q6908079
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Satellite Map

Discover Moorak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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