Coward Springs
Coward Springs | |
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Coward Springs, ca. 1935 | |
Coward Springs | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′04″S 136°48′42″E / 29.401087°S 136.811805°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| City | Stuarts Creek |
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| Established | 1858 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) |
| Location | |
Coward Springs is a former railway station of the Central Australia Railway and associated settlement in the Far North region of South Australia, west of Lake Eyre South.
The name refers to a nearby mound spring, situated on the Oodnadatta Track adjacent to the Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park. The site is within the locality of Stuarts Creek, 236 km (147 mi) from Coober Pedy and 216 km (134 mi) from Coober Pedy. A camping ground is at the site, where the attractions include two heritage-listed buildings, the original bore, date palms and tamarisk trees.