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White Sands

South Australiahamlet

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Total population

161

Coordinates-35.19°, 139.33°

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

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City facts

Overview

White Sands is a satellite locality of Murray Bridge in South Australia on the west bank of the Murray River adjacent to Riverglen and overlooking the east bank locality of Monteith. The locality was named after the White Sands Ski Resort, a water skiing and wakeboarding facility, in March 2000.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-35.1907
Longitude
139.3252
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
73,338
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    2,394
  • Little Raven
    Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
    2,055
  • New Holland Honeyeater
    Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,866
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1,861
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    1,778
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    1,759
  • White-browed Babbler
    Pomatostomus superciliosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    1,604
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1,462

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2022-03-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,827

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
44
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about White Sands

History of the World's Fair
History of the World's Fair
Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

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

ISS042-E-315372 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-315371 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-315373 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-315374 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-339317 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-339314 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-339315 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miISS042-E-339316 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia1.6 miFinal run, South Australian Railways locomotive 504 leaving Tailem Bend 15 Oct 1961 (Lindsay Crow) — White Sands, Australia3.4 miISS043-E-211601 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia4.3 miISS043-E-211602 - View of Earth — White Sands, Australia4.3 miDistrict Nurse, Murray Bridge, 1953 (4539665472) — White Sands, Australia5 miMurray Enters Lake Alexandrina (14852689181) — White Sands, Australia5.3 miGirls at Murray Bridge, 1914 (14781432812) — White Sands, Australia5.5 miMurray Bridge rifle team, 1914 (14801697873) — White Sands, Australia5.5 miFlour mill at Murray Bridge East, 1920 — White Sands, Australia5.6 miRiver steamers, Murray Bridge, 1894 (4539666336) — White Sands, Australia5.6 miUnloading milk from milk boat at Murray Bridge, 1915 (4539758758) — White Sands, Australia5.6 miEV Charger (52797569150) — White Sands, Australia5.6 miBridge Bowl, Murray Bridge 20241029-100514 — White Sands, Australia5.6 miBridge workers, Murray Bridge (22286216655) — White Sands, Australia5.7 miMurray Bridge - panoramio — White Sands, Australia5.7 miPath to Church (37870841322) — White Sands, Australia5.7 miWooden Play Pen (23919297028) — White Sands, Australia5.7 mi

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

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL41579
Population (Wikidata)
156
Wikidata
Q48770878

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112