Yeelanna, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 34°08′24″S 135°43′44″E / 34.14000°S 135.72889°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 85 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5632 | ||||||||||||
| County | Flinders | ||||||||||||
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Yeelanna (an Aboriginal word meaning "Local Spring") is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in South Australia located 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Port Lincoln. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway between Lock and Cummins. The Yeelanna district is known for its extremely fertile farming land, where nearly all farms in the district are continuously cropped.