Wunkar

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Wunkar

Coordinates-34.49°, 140.30°

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

Overview

Wunkar is a small town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. Wunkar was originally a station on the Moorook railway line. The town was surveyed in 1926 after the railway station name was approved in 1925. The railway closed in 1971. Wunkar now lies adjacent to the Stott Highway approximately 27 km west of Loxton. There are bulk grain silos at the former railway station. The school opened in 1925 and closed in 1973.

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

• Mantung
  14.3 mi away
• Veitch
  16.8 mi away
• Cobdogla
  18.1 mi away · pop. 197
• Mercunda
  18.4 mi away
• Kingston On Murray
  18.6 mi away · pop. 60
• Wanbi
  19.1 mi away
• Glossop
  20 mi away · pop. 167
• Alawoona
  20.8 mi away · pop. 11
• Mindarie
  22.9 mi away · pop. 3
• Galga
  23.8 mi away
• Lyrup
  25.6 mi away · pop. 144
• Halidon
  27.5 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.

Recently spotted species

southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Seen 2026-03-09

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

Seen 2026-02-06

Southern Marbled Gecko

Christinus marmoratus

Seen 2025-11-12

Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa

Seen 2024-11-30

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

Seen 2024-10-23

stiff westringia

Westringia rigida

Seen 2024-09-06

Regent Parrot

Polytelis anthopeplus

Seen 2024-08-11

Barrier Saltbush

Enchylaena tomentosa

Seen 2024-02-03

Darling Lily

Crinum flaccidum

Seen 2024-02-03

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

Gallery

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

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