Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula, 200 mi (322 km) long, southern South Australia state, Australia, between Spencer Gulf and the Great Australian Bight. There are large iron ore deposits in the Middleback Range near Whyalla, at the northeastern base of the peninsula.

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