Hundred of Forrest
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File:Hundred of Forrest, 1889 (22933439295).jpg The Hundred of Forrest is a cadastral hundred of the County of Robinson in South Australia.
It is located at 32°47′50″S 134°12′40″E on the coast on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway {{convert|303|km}} northwest of Port Lincoln and {{convert|727|km}} west by road from Adelaide. The main population centre is the Streaky Bay hinterland.
History
The traditional owners of the area are the Wirangu and Nauo people, both speakers of the Wirangu language. The first European to sight the area was Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts, in 1627 in the Golden Zeepaard and in 1802 Matthew Flinders. Flinders named Streaky Bay whilst on his voyage in the Investigator.{{Cite web |url=http://www.streakybay.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=194 |publisher=District Council of Streaky Bay |title=Streaky Bay: Our History |date=2 May 2006 |accessdate=23 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829215502/http://www.streakybay.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=194 |archivedate=29 August 2007 |df=dmy-all}} The first European land exploration was that of John Hill and Samuel Stephens in 1839, followed by Edward John Eyrein the same year.
Climate
The climate is described as average in summer and winter with an average rainfall of {{convert|378|mm}} per year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018079.shtml |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |title=Climate statistics for Streaky Bay |accessdate=26 March 2007}}