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Flinders Ranges

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Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak. Uranium and copper are mined there and three major national parks draw many tourists.

Flinders Ranges

Mountain region north of Adelaide, South Australia. Continuing the Mount Lofty Ranges from Gulf St. Vincent, it extends some 500 mi (800 km) to the northeast. The Flinders exceed 3,000 ft (900 m) at several points, reaching 3,842 ft (1,171 m) at St. Mary Peak, the state's second highest peak. The ranges feature scenic landscapes and include Flinders Ranges National Park and Gammon Ranges National Park.


Flinders Ranges 

mountains in South Australia, north of Spencer Gulf. The Flinders Ranges rise to an elevation of 1,189 m. They are composed of clay shales, quartzites, and dolomites. Annual precipitation varies from 200 mm in the north to 400 mm in the south. The slopes are covered with mallee (a type of scrub) and, in the north, with semidesert shrubs and halophytes.



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The Arkaba Station is a 60,000-acre working sheep station, located on the edge of geological amphitheatre, Wilpena Pound, and the Flinders Ranges National Park.
Another must is the Flinders Ranges, where Bookabee Tours offer indigenous cultural experiences.
The reef was discovered in the Northern Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia, said Giddings and his colleagues, Associate Professor Malcolm Wallace and Estee Woon from the university's School of Earth Sciences.
 
 
 
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