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Witchelina
South Australia
Witchelina is located in South Australia
Witchelina
Witchelina
Location in South Australia
Established 2013
Postcode(s) 5731
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 487 km (303 mi) north of Adelaide city centre
  • 32 km (20 mi) west of Leigh Creek
LGA(s) Pastoral Unincorporated Area
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Grey
Suburbs around Witchelina:
Callanna Callanna Marree Station
Mundowdna
Stuarts Creek
Mulgaria
Witchelina Mundowdna
Farina Station
Myrtle Station
Lake Torrens Lake Torrens
Beltana Station
Myrtle Station
Footnotes Coordinates
Liesegang Rings at Witchelina Photo 2
Multiple Liesegang Rings in sedimentary material at Witchelina, South Australia

Witchelina is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) to the north-west of the town of Leigh Creek and about 487 kilometres (303 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease of the same name. Witchelina is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state's Far North region. The land use within Witchelina is concerned with the use of the former pastoral lease as a private protected area also known as Witchelina which has fully occupied its extent as of 2010.

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