Marree ( 29°38′ S 138°03′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=29_38_S_138_03_E_region:AU-SA_type:city)) is a small town located in the north of South Australia. It lies at the junction of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track, to the south of Lake Eyre. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  - Land 983,482 km²  - Water 60,032 km² (5. ... Lake Eyre South from Oodnadatta Track The Oodnadatta Track, Australia is an unsealed 406 kilometer track between Marree and Oodnadatta crossing the Tirari Desert in South Australia. ... Birdsville Track (C83) The Birdsville Track is one of the more famous outback roads in Australia. ... Composite Satellite image of Lake Eyre using shortwave infrared, near-infrared, and blue wavelengths. ...

The area is the home of the Kujani people. The first European to explore the area was Edward John Eyre, who passed through in 1840. Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 - 30 November 1901). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Originally called Hergott Springs, the name of the town was changed to Marree during the time of the First World War. The Central Australia Railway reached the town in 1884, and the town became a major railhead for the cattle industry. The railway then continued north from the town to Alice Springs. For many years, this was the route of the passenger train known as The Ghan. In recent years, the railway has been moved hundreds of kilometres to the west. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide_Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Afghan camel trains which trekked the same route before the advent of the railway. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... A Railhead is a terminus of a railway line that interfaces with another tranport mode, for example shipping. ... Springs that gave the town its names Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Australia. ...

The town was also the home of the legendary Tom Kruse, one of the men who drove the mail trucks from Marree to Birdsville in Queensland, a distance of some 700 kilometres. This route crosses some of the most challenging sandy and stony desert country in Australia, and it was a remarkable feat for fully loaded trucks to make the run at all. Birdsville is a small town located in Central West Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st)  - Land 1,730,648 km²  - Water 121,994 km² (6. ...

The name "Marree" was referred to briefly around the world when in 1998 a chalk figure etched into the landscape 60 km west of Marree was discovered, dubbed the "Marree Man". Calls were made to turn it into a state icon but an umimpressed native population preferred to let it fade naturally back into the landscape. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Categories: Australia geography stubs | Geoglyphs ...