White Sands, South Australia

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White Sands
South Australia
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White Sands
Coordinates 35°11′45″S139°19′11″E / 35.1957°S 139.3198°E / -35.1957; 139.3198
Population194 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5253
Location10 km (6 mi) south of Murray Bridge
LGA(s) Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal division(s) Barker
Localities around White Sands:
Murray Bridge South Riverglen Monteith
Brinkley White Sands Woods Point
Brinkley Brinkley Woods Point
FootnotesCoordinates [2]

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. [2] The locality was named after the White Sands Ski Resort, a water skiing and wakeboarding facility, in March 2000. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "White Sands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "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.