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Eyre Peninsula

American  
Also Eyre's Peninsula

noun

  1. a peninsula in S Australia, E of the Great Australian Bight.


Eyre Peninsula British  

noun

  1. a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Eyre Peninsula is known for its wild, untamed beaches and phenomenal surf breaks, and despite being challenging to access and navigate, it is an alluring spot for surfers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

The 55-year-old was surfing near Granites Beach south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula on Tuesday morning local time when witnesses reported seeing him being attacked.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

A surfer is believed to have been killed in a shark attack on the west coast of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

From BBC • May 13, 2023

Found throughout central Australia down to the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula and stretching nearly to the western coast, boodies were one of the most widespread of the continent’s many Lilliputian mammals.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2019

One taken on the ornithologists' excursion to Eyre Peninsula was considered a prize.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert

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