Adelaide Plains

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Adelaide Plains is a fertile low-lying region in South Australia encompassing and surrounding the city of Adelaide, known for its agriculture and urban development.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plain
administrativeRegion City of Adelaide
City of Charles Sturt
City of Onkaparinga
City of Playford
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
City of Salisbury
City of West Torrens
boundedBy Gulf St Vincent
Mount Lofty Ranges
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Adelaide
country Australia
drainageBasin Gawler River NERFINISHED
Little Para River
Onkaparinga River NERFINISHED
Torrens River NERFINISHED
economicActivity food production
horticulture
elevation generally low elevation
hasFeature coastal dunes
river floodplains
hasPart Central Adelaide Plains
Northern Adelaide Plains
Southern Adelaide Plains
hasSoilType alluvial soils
sandy soils
knownFor agriculture
fertile soils
urban development
landUse broadacre cropping
livestock grazing
market gardening
viticulture
locatedIn South Australia
locatedOn Gulf St Vincent coastal plain
majorCity Adelaide
near Barossa Valley
Mount Lofty Ranges wine region
partOf South Australian coastal plain
regionType low-lying coastal plain
supports metropolitan Adelaide
traditionalOwners Kaurna people
usedFor industrial development
residential development
transport infrastructure

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adelaide Plains ("Northern Adelaide Plains")
Adelaide Plains ("Central Adelaide Plains")
Adelaide Plains ("Southern Adelaide Plains")
hasPart
Adelaide
River Torrens
region
Adelaide Plains ("South Australian coastal plain")
partOf

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