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Rawnsley Bluff

Coordinates: 31°37′24″S 138°36′37″E / 31.623423°S 138.610336°E / -31.623423; 138.610336
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Rawnsley Bluff
Annotated view of Rawnsley's Bluff from space
Annotated view of Rawnsley's Bluff from space
Rawnsley Bluff is located in South Australia
Rawnsley Bluff
Rawnsley Bluff
Location in South Australia
Rawnsley Bluff is located in Australia
Rawnsley Bluff
Rawnsley Bluff
Rawnsley Bluff (Australia)
Coordinates: 31°37′24″S 138°36′37″E / 31.623423°S 138.610336°E / -31.623423; 138.610336
LocationFlinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
RangeFlinders Ranges
Part ofWilpena Pound
Elevation943 m (3,094 ft)

Rawnsley Bluff (formerly Rawnsley's Bluff) is a geological feature in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Flinders Ranges, South Australia and within the boundaries of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.[1]

It is a bluff that is part of Wilpena Pound, and it is south of St Mary Peak (St Mary Peak is the tallest in the Flinders Ranges at 3,825 feet (1,166 meters)).[2] Rawnsley's Bluff connects the eastern and western mountain ranges of the pound.[2]

The Adelaide Scotch College Cadet Unit used the bluff for training each year until the unit was disbanded in the early 1970s.[3] Training included flights with helicopters, infantry training, and practice with infantry weapons such as mortars.[3] The unit was noted for providing outdoor adventures to the student body.[3]

In the 1890s Rawnsley's Bluff was home to a trigonometrical station, supporting surveying in South Australia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Search result for "Rawnsley Bluff, Hd" with the following layers selected - "NPW and Conservation Properties", "Suburbs and Localities", "SA Government Regions" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b NASA - Wilpena Pound
  3. ^ a b c Peter Read, Alex Pouw-Bray - Ninety Years at Torrens Park: The Scotch College Story - Page 154 (Google Books)
  4. ^ Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia, Volume 2 (1894) (Google eBook, Page 347)
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