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Encyclopedia > Adelaide Plains

The Adelaide Plains (34°30′ S 138°30′ E) is the area in South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east and the Gulf Saint Vincent on the west. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Mount Lofty Summit The Mount Lofty Ranges are the range of mountains to the east of Adelaide in South Australia. ... Gulf St. ...


The plains are generally fertile with annual rainfall of about 460 mm per year. The southern part is now covered by the urban sprawl of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. The next band north is the "bread basket" of South Australia, with market gardens and vineyards, particularly around the towns of Virginia and Angle Vale. The remainder is predominantly used for growing cereal grains such as wheat, barley, and canola, and sheep. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Binomial name Hordeum vulgare L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a major food and animal feed crop, a member of the grass family Poaceae. ... Alberta Canola field near Red Deer, Alberta In agriculture, Canola is a cultivar of the rapeseed plant from which rapeseed oil is obtained. ... Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ...


The Adelaide Plains are crossed by a number of rivers and creeks, but most dry up during summer. The rivers include the River Torrens, Little Para River, Gawler River, Light River and Wakefield River. Categories: Australia geography stubs | Adelaide ...


External links

  • Wine Australia - Adelaide Plains
  • Wine Diva - Adelaide Plains

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ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA (3227 words)
It is a coastal city beside the Southern Ocean, and is situated on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges.
Adelaide was established as the centre of a planned colony of free immigrants, promising civil liberties and freedom from religious persecution, and does not share the convict settlement history of other Australian cities like Sydney and Hobart.
Adelaide is located north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges.
Adelaide Plains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (176 words)
The Adelaide Plains (34°30′S 138°30′E) is the area in South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east and Gulf Saint Vincent on the west.
The remainder is predominantly used for growing cereal grains such as wheat, barley, and canola, and sheep.
The Adelaide Plains are crossed by a number of rivers and creeks, but most dry up during summer.
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