Adelaide

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Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. It is a coastal city on the Southern Ocean and was named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV. It is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent and the low lying Mount Lofty Ranges, creating a roughly linear city 20 km from the coast to the foothills, but 90 km from Gawler at the northern end to Aldinga in the south. The population is 1,119,900 (est 2003). In terms of population, it is the fifth largest of the Australian capital cities and the largest city in South Australia.

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South Australia: South Australia is a state of Australia, in the southern central part of the country, along the Southern Ocean. It covers an area of 984 377 km? (380 070 square miles). South Australia is known as both the Festival State and the Wine State and its capital is Adelaide. South Australia became a Britis...

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