Woomera Prohibited Area
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Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) is a weapons-testing range located in central South Australia, with its south-eastern corner located approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) north north-west of Adelaide. The Woomera Prohibited Area has an area of 127,000 square kilometres (49,000 sq mi)[1] and is the largest land-based defence and aerospace range in the world [2]. It is roughly the size of England.
The town of Woomera was established to serve the people working at the Prohibited Area.
The Stuart Highway passes through the Prohibited Area, and travellers may not leave the road and enter the Prohibited Area.
[edit] See also
- British nuclear tests at Maralinga (part of the Woomera Prohibited Area)
- Nurrungar
- Woomera, South Australia
- Woomera Airfield
- Woomera Test Facility
[edit] References
- ^ "WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA". South Australian Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs. 2002-04-14. http://www.saafwdc.asn.au/pastoral/woomera-access.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
- ^ http://www.woomera.com.au/range/overview.htm
[edit] External links
- Air Force News Our Vital Wasteland
- BAE Systems Woomera Prohibited Area Official Website
Coordinates: 30°0′0″S 134°0′0″E / 30°S 134°E
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