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Blue Lake.
Blue Lake.
Credit:
Aaron Allen

Aboriginal language. During summer and the surrounding months, the lake takes on a vibrant blue colour, returning to a colder steely-grey colour for winter. The exact cause of this phenomenon is still a matter of conjecture but it is generally considered likely that it revolves around the warming of the surface layers of the lake during the summer months to around 25 degrees celsius, causing calcium carbonate to precipitate out of solution and enabling micro-crystallites of calcium carbonate to form. This results in a scatter of the blue wavelength
of sunlight. The movement of planktonic life-forms within the lake during the seasons and during the day may also play a part in the visibility changes.

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The Art Gallery of South Australia from North Terrace
The Art Gallery of South Australia from North Terrace
Credit: K. Lindstrom

The

Indigenous Australian and colonial art, as well as for its innovative exhibitions. Located adjacent to State Library of South Australia, the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide
, AGSA is part of Adelaide's cultural precinct. The gallery was established in 1881, and has existed at its current location since 1897.


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North view of the Summit from the Fire Tower.
North view of the Summit from the Fire Tower.
Credit:
Mel Mazzone

Mount Lofty at 727 metres is the highest point in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide in South Australia. It was first climbed by a European when explorer Collet Barker climbed it in April 1831, almost seven years before Adelaide was settled. It had been named by Matthew Flinders on his circumnavigation of Australia in 1802.


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Lake Hart in South Australia.
Lake Hart in South Australia.
Credit: Tannin

The

Lake Eyre Basin has a drainage basin that covers one-sixth of all Australia. It is one of the largest internal drainage systems in the world, and covers roughly 1.2 million square kilometres, including much of inland Queensland, large portions of South Australia and the Northern Territory, and a part of western New South Wales
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End of Skyshow 2006 seen from golf course, corner of Ward Street and Mills Terrace, North Adelaide.
End of Skyshow 2006 seen from golf course, corner of Ward Street and Mills Terrace, North Adelaide.
Credit: Alex Sims

Skyshow was an annual fireworks event held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide since 1985. The half-hour fireworks display is synchronised to pop music and presented by local commercial radio station SAFM. Originating as an Australia Day celebration, the event was subsequently moved to late summer, usually February.


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Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Credit: Wanderer

The Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on a 97 hectare crescent-shaped estate on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. The cooler, wetter location suits plants from temperate climates which are difficult to grow on the Adelaide Plains. Amongst the native Australian flora are cultivated plants from cool climates including Rhododendron and Magnolia and the National Species Rose Collection.


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Adelaide Festival Centre from the north bank of the River Torrens.
Adelaide Festival Centre from the north bank of the River Torrens.
Credit: Michael

The

Adelaide Festival of Arts
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Sturt's Desert Pea, at Melbourne Zoo.
Sturt's Desert Pea, at Melbourne Zoo.
Credit: Fir0002

Victoria. It is the floral emblem of South Australia
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Fountain in Victoria Square.
Fountain in Victoria Square.
Credit: stephentrepeneur

Adelaide City Council
's recognition of Kaurna country, it is officially referred to as Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga.


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Brighton Jetty at sunset
Brighton Jetty at sunset
Credit: Adina Levy

Brighton is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, situated between Seacliff and Glenelg and aside Holdfast Bay. Some notable features of the area are the Brighton-Seacliff Yacht Club, the Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, the Brighton Jetty, and its excellent beach.


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The face of the 'T'-shaped jetty at Port Broughton, South Australia
The face of the 'T'-shaped jetty at Port Broughton, South Australia
Credit: Scott Davis

Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located on a sheltered inlet called Mundoora Arm Inlet on the east coast of Spencer Gulf at the extreme northern end of Yorke Peninsula. It is one of many small coastal ports in South Australia that used to be used for export of grain.


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Wattle Point Wind Farm
Wattle Point Wind Farm
Credit: Peripitus

Edithburgh on the coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The installation consists of 55 wind turbines
covering 17.5 square kilometres (6.8 sq mi).

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National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide
National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide
Credit: Elekhh

The National Wine Centre of Australia is a public exhibition building about winemaking and its industry in South Australia. It contains an interactive permanent exhibition of winemaking, introducing visitors to the technology, varieties and styles of wine. It also has a wine tasting area, giving visitors the opportunity to taste and compare wines from different areas of Australia.


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Charles Hill - The Proclamation of South Australia 1836
Charles Hill - The Proclamation of South Australia 1836
Credit: Charles Hill (1824 - 1915)

The Proclamation of South Australia 1836, painting by Charles Hill, held at the Art Gallery of South Australia.


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Major O'Halloran's expedition to the Coorong, August 1840. Painting by unknown artist.
Major O'Halloran's expedition to the Coorong, August 1840. Painting by unknown artist.
Credit: unknown

Coorong, August 1840. Painting by unknown artist, held at the Art Gallery of South Australia
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A skeleton of a Marsupial Lion in the Victoria Fossil Cave, Naracoorte Caves National Park.
A skeleton of a Marsupial Lion in the Victoria Fossil Cave, Naracoorte Caves National Park.
Credit: Karora

A skeleton of a

marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) in the Victoria Fossil Cave, Naracoorte Caves National Park, part of the Australian fossil mammal sites World Heritage Site
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