Agery, South Australia
Place in South Australia
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Agery is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Yorke Peninsula. It is situated 17 km south-east of Moonta. Its name comes from the Aboriginal word ngadjali meaning "pipe clay".[8]
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  Agery | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°09′0″S 137°44′24″E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 24 May 1999 (locality)[3] | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 90 (SAL 2021)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5558 | ||||||||||||
| County | Daly[1] | ||||||||||||
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History
Features
Agery Reserve is a small nature reserve that is managed by the Moonta Branch of the National Trust of South Australia. It comprises 3.3 ha of mallee scrub.[10]
Governance
Agery is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[1][5][4]
