Iron Knob
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| Coordinates: 32°44′01″S 137°08′57″E / 32.733502°S 137.149293°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 11 February 1915 (town) 29 July 2004 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 110 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5611 | ||||||||||||
| County | Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 263.4 mm (10.37 in) | ||||||||||||
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Iron Knob is a town in the Australian state of South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula immediately south of the Eyre Highway. At the 2006 census, Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of 199. The town obtained its name from its proximity to large deposits of iron ore, most notably Iron Monarch which outcropped prominently from the relatively flat, surrounding landscape.