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Population: 21,000, Height above sea level: 20m Latitude: -33.0200 Longitude: 137.3700 Location: 380km north west of Adelaide Highway: Lincoln hwy Nearest Major Town: Whyalla Nearest Airport: Whyalla Touring Area: Eyre Peninsula |
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Whyalla is located at the top of the Eyre Peninsula, 380 km. north of Adelaide
and 75km. south west of Port Augusta. It is on the Lincoln Highway (Alt 1) between
Port Augusta and Port Lincoln. Situated near the north-western tip of Spencer Gulf, Whyalla is South Australia's largest provincial city, and the 'Gateway to the Eyre Peninsula'. An industrial town with steel-making and ship-building as its main productions, it also enjoys popularity as a tourist destination due to its Mediterranean climate and location on the gulf. The waters off Whyalla are the breeding grounds of the fascinating cuttle fish, a chameleon type of vertebrate which exudes stunning patterns and colours and is the subject of many studies. In recent times (2015) many have mysteriously disappeared and some put this down to the increased sightings of Great White sharke which have their main breeding grounds further south along the some coastline at Port Lincoln. Also at this time...these sharks have dispersed from that area following recent sightings of pods of killer whales. Werry Strange !!!! PLACES OF INTEREST: BHP Steelworks: 08 8645 7900 Conducted tours show the steel making process including pouring of molten steel and the shaping of various products. Bookings through the Information Centre. Flinders Lookout Lookout offering extensive views across the city and gulf. Hummock Hill Lookout A hill developed by BHP offering views of the city, foreshore and, on clear days, across the gulf. It was the site of first settlement in the mid 19th. century. Mount Laura Homestead Museum. Ph: 08 8645 3656 National Trust Museum in a former sheep station. Local history, a 1920's BHP worker's cottage, engine shed and blacksmith shop and some 50 stationary engines are on display. The original police lock-up is also here. Point Lowly Offers spectacular views over the Gulf to the Flinders Ranges. Only 20 minutes from Whyalla, it passes the Point Lowly Lighthouse (1883) and some beautiful coastline. Whyalla Maritime Museum 08 8645 8900 In the Tanderra building it features the HMAS 'Whyalla', the first ship built in the Whyalla shipyards, in 1941. The museum houses a collection of memorabilia devoted to the industry in Whyalla, and also includes a large 00 guage model railway. Whyalla Fauna and Reptile Park 08 8645 7044 Birds, reptiles and other natural fauna. Picnic and BBQ facilities. Whyalla Conservation Park Conservation area just north of Whyalla. Picnic facilities. ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES: 
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