White Sands, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 35°11′45″S 139°19′11″E / 35.1957°S 139.3198°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 194 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5253 | ||||||||||||
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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.[3] The locality was named after the White Sands Ski Resort, a water skiing and wakeboarding facility, in March 2000.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "White Sands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "White Sands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Placename Details: White Sands (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0044900. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
Derivation of Name: Ski Resort; Other Details: Boundaries created for established local name in March 2000.