Destination Profile - Ceduna, South Australia
Ceduna is very much a solitary hub town that serves the Far West Coastal areas of South Australia. Heading to the west the nearest town of any size is Norseman, some 1200 km away, and to the east 480 km away is the town of Port Augusta, located on the main route to Adelaide and the Eastern States.
Ceduna is probably a corruption of the local Aboriginal word "Chedoona" and is said to mean a place to sit down and rest. For the traveller crossing the Nullarbor, in either an easterly or westerly direction, Ceduna is indeed a very welcome overnight rest stop.
Located on the scenic shores of Murat Bay, Ceduna is a town of some 4000 people and is supported by a number of local industries, including wheat farming, gypsum mining, salt mining, and commercial fishing. Local fish species include the much renowned King George Whiting, Snapper, Garfish, Prawns and South Australian Cray Fish. Two km from Ceduna is the nearby Port of Thevenard which tranships gypsum, salt and wheat to many ports around the world.
Where the outback meets the Sea, the gateway to the Great Australian Bight & the outback.
This destination is part of the Western Wedge Safari Australian Adventure.
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