Hundred of Witera

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The Hundred of Witera is a cadastral hundred of the County of Robinson in South Australia.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Wirangu and Nauo people. 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 Eyre in 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}}

References

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Witera

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