Goolwa

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Goolwa is a historic river port town in South Australia located near the mouth of the Murray River and known today as a tourism and heritage destination.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Goolwa canonical 7
Goolwa, South Australia 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf locality ⓘ
town ⓘ
category Fleurieu Peninsula ⓘ
River ports ⓘ
Towns in South Australia ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedBy Hindmarsh Island Bridge ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFromAdelaide about 84 kilometres south ⓘ
economicActivity recreation and hospitality services ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
tourism industry ⓘ
electorateFederal Mayo ⓘ
electorateState Mawson ⓘ
etymology derived from a Ngarrindjeri word often said to mean “elbow” ⓘ
governingBody Alexandrina Council ⓘ
hasFacility Goolwa railway station ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus State Heritage Area ⓘ
hasStructure Goolwa Wharf ⓘ
historicalRole major 19th-century river port ⓘ
terminus for Murray–Darling river trade ⓘ
knownFor heritage attractions ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ
historic river port ⓘ
proximity to Coorong National Park ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Alexandrina Council ⓘ
locatedNear Mouth of the Murray River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Lake Alexandrina ⓘ
nearbyIsland Hindmarsh Island ⓘ
nearbyTown Middleton ⓘ
Port Elliot ⓘ
Victor Harbor ⓘ
partOf Goolwa–Middleton–Port Elliot urban area ⓘ
postalCode 5214 ⓘ
region Fleurieu Peninsula ⓘ
state South Australia ⓘ
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Australian Central Daylight Time ⓘ
tourismActivity beach and coastal recreation ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
river cruises ⓘ
steam paddleboat trips ⓘ
visiting historic wharf precinct ⓘ
traditionalOwners Ngarrindjeri people ⓘ
transport heritage Cockle Train railway service ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy → location → Goolwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Goolwa, South Australia