The Flinders Ranges were discovered by Edward Eyre in 1839 when he first ventured north of Adelaide in search of farming land. However, the ranges were not named by him: they were named by South Australia's Governor Gawler in a letter to Colonel Torrens which was published in the Government Gazette in July 1839.
Diorite rocks are commonly found in continental crust areas, usually in mountain ranges and regions with a history of volcanic or igneous activity. They can also be discovered in quarries or exposed in rocky outcrops.
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of modern archaeology, discovered a fake gold crown in Egypt. Petrie's meticulous excavation methods and keen eye for detail allowed him to distinguish between genuine artifacts and forgeries in his work throughout Egypt.
The first person to discover Saturn`s moons was Christian Huygens in 1655. The following moons discovered in order are: Titan Discovered:1655 Discovered by:Christian Huygens Iapetus Discovered:1671 Discovered by:Giovanni Cassini Rhea Discovered:1672 Discovered by:Giovanni Cassini Tethys Discovered:1684 Discovered by:Giovanni Cassini Dione Discovered:1684 Discovered by:Giovanni Cassini Enceladus Discovered:1789 Discovered by:William Herschel Mimas Discovered:1789 Discovered by:William Herschel Hyperion Discovered:1848 Discovered by:William Lassell Phoebe Discovered:1898 Discovered by:William Pickering Janus Discovered:1965-1966 Discovered by: Audouin Dollfus Epimetheus Discovered:1966 Discovered by:Richard Walker Helene Discovered:1980 Discovered by: Pierre Laques Telesto Discovered:1980 Discovered by:Bradford Smith Calypso Discovered:1980 Discovered by:Dan Pascu Prometheus Discovered:1980 Discovered by:Stewart Collins Pandora Discovered:1980 Discovered by:Stewart Collins Atlas Discovered:1980 Discovered by:Richard Terrile Pan Discovered:1981 Discovered by:Showalter Other astronomers:Kevin Beurile, Brett Gladman, Matthew Holman and others. If you want to see the rest, go to wikipedia.com to see the article Timeline discovery of solar system planets and their moons.
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they were discovered 17 days after the planet itself was discovered.
The Flinders Ranges are in South Australia.
The area of Flinders Ranges Council is 4,198 square kilometers.
Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard was created in 1974.
Flinders Ranges National Park was created in 1945.
The Flinders Ranges are in South Australia. They are named after explorer Matthew Flinders, though he never set foot on them.
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The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia.
The first non-indigenous person to see the Flinders Ranges is believed to have been Robert Brown, who was part of Captain Matthew Flinders's crew while he circumnavigated the Australian continent in 1802.The first European to actually cross the Flinders Ranges is believed to have been explorer Edward Eyre, who did so in 1839.
Flinders Petrie
Silver was first discovered in South Australia at Glen Osmond in 1841, just a few years after settlement began. This resulted in the new colony's first mine, the Wheal Gawler. Other silver deposits were discovered at Cape Jervis, and in the Flinders Ranges - originally near Beltana, but later at Avondale and other regions of the northern Flinders.
Flinders Ranges
The Flinders Ranges are located in South Australia, around 200km northwest of Adelaide. They extend for some 430 km north of Port Pirie and east of Lake Torrens.