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Naracoorte

South Australia, Australia
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Marsupial lion that roamed South Australia reconstructed at Naracoorte • Dec. 8, 2024, 2:04 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Naracoorte, town, southeastern South Australia. It lies 190 miles (310 km) southeast of Adelaide, near the Victoria border. Founded as Kincraig in 1845, it took its present name in 1869 from an Aboriginal word meaning “large water hole.” During the 1850s Naracoorte was an important stopping place along the route to the Victorian goldfields. Created a municipality in 1924, it now serves as a market for wool, wheat, and dairy products. Limestone quarrying and lumbering are also undertaken, and tourism based on nearby Naracoorte Caves National Park (established 2001) is an added source of income. In the park’s Victoria Fossil ...(100 of 165 words)

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