Miranda

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Miranda is a coastal locality in the Far North region of South Australia, situated within the southeastern corner of the City of Port Augusta. It comprises the section of the cadastral Hundred of Winninowie between the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line and the coast. The Augusta Highway runs along the Miranda side of the railway line.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Australia

• Douglas Point South
  11.4 mi away
• Wilmington
  12.7 mi away · pop. 472
• Melrose
  18.1 mi away · pop. 174
• Port Germein
  21.1 mi away · pop. 282
• Pichi Richi
  22.1 mi away
• Weeroona Island
  27 mi away · pop. 115
• Napperby
  32.1 mi away · pop. 291
• Stone Hut
  34.8 mi away
• Warnertown
  37.2 mi away
• Carrieton
  42.3 mi away · pop. 23
• Gladstone
  45.7 mi away · pop. 623
• Black Rock
  46.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Miranda

A Rich Man's Revenge

Miranda Lee · 2003

Deception

Charles Miranda · 2012

Recollections of a voyage to South Australia and New Zealand commenced in 1838, recorded at Huntly 1907

William Porter · 2007

Un hombre indomito

Miranda Lee · 2011

My brother's keeper

Angela Kamper · 2006

Ecology, uncertainty and policy

John W. Handmer · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

inland star lily

Wurmbea australis

Seen 2026-07-10

dwarf greenhood

Pterostylis nana

Seen 2026-07-05

Running Postman

Kennedia prostrata

Seen 2026-06-21

Banded Sugar Ant

Camponotus consobrinus

Seen 2026-06-21

narrow-leaf tailflower

Anthocercis angustifolia

Seen 2026-06-21

Australian Golden Orbweaver

Trichonephila edulis

Seen 2026-06-21

Grey Mangrove

Avicennia marina

Seen 2026-06-20

Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Seen 2026-06-20

Mulga Parrot

Psephotellus varius

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Miranda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

2.9 mi6.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.