Eyre Peninsula

This article is about the peninsula in South Australia. For other uses, see Eyre Peninsula.

Eyre Peninsula
South Australia
Near Lipson Cove
Eyre Peninsula is located in South Australia
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Coordinates34°S 136°E / 34°S 136°E / -34; 136
Population58,700 (2011)[1]
 • Density0.3443/km2 (0.8917/sq mi)
Area170,500 km2 (65,830.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)See Local government areas
RegionEyre Western[2]
Far North[3]
State electorate(s)Flinders[4]
Giles[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
FootnotesPopulation[1]
Area[1]
Coordinates[7]

The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.

Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula,[8] it was named after explorer Edward John Eyre, who explored parts of the peninsula in 1839–41. The coastline was first charted by the expeditions of Matthew Flinders in 1801–02 and French explorer Nicolas Baudin around the same time. Flinders also named the nearby Yorke's Peninsula and Spencer's Gulph on the same voyage.

The peninsula's economy is primarily agricultural, with growing aquaculture, mining, and tourism sectors. The main towns are Port Lincoln in the south, Whyalla and Port Augusta in the northeast, and Ceduna in the northwest. Port Lincoln (Galinyala in Barngarla), Whyalla and Port Augusta (Goordnada) are part of the Barngarla Aboriginal country.[9]: 230  Ceduna is within Wirangu country.

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  2. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Far North SA Government Region" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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  8. ^ "Eyre's Peninsula". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 17 October 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2020), Revivalistics: From the Genesis of Israeli to Language Reclamation in Australia and Beyond, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199812790 / ISBN 9780199812776