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'''South Australia''' is a state of [[Australia]] occupying the south central portion of the continent.

'''South Australia''' is a state of [[Australia]] occupying the south central portion of the continent.

[[File:S-oz1.jpg|thumb|350px|The vast area north of Port Augusta is hot dry outback with very little water and very few people; the population of 1.5 million lives in the green and fertile southeast corner.]]

[[File:S-oz1.jpg|thumb|350px|The vast area north of Port Augusta is hot dry remote outback with very few people; nearly all the population of 1.5 million lives in the green and fertile southeast corner.]]

==Geography and climate==

==Geography and climate==

South Australia has a total area of 984,377 square kilometres.<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/Websitedbs/c311215.nsf/22b99697d1e47ad8ca2568e30008e1bc/58bdff866e02e0d7ca2569b5001c33c5!OpenDocument South Australia], Australian Bureau of Statistics, accessed 19 May 2007</ref> Most of South Australia has a temperate climate with Summer from December to February and winter from June to August. Snow is rare, with falls occurring some years in the Mount Lofty or Flinders ranges, but usually having melted by lunchtime the same day.

South Australia has a total area of 984,377 square kilometres.<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/Websitedbs/c311215.nsf/22b99697d1e47ad8ca2568e30008e1bc/58bdff866e02e0d7ca2569b5001c33c5!OpenDocument South Australia], Australian Bureau of Statistics, accessed 19 May 2007</ref> Most of South Australia has a temperate climate with Summer from December to February and winter from June to August. Snow is rare, with falls occurring some years in the Mount Lofty or Flinders ranges, but usually having melted by lunchtime the same day.