Flinders Ranges and Outback

The Flinders Ranges, the gradually rising northward continuation of the Mount Lofty Ranges, run from north to south through the eastern part of South Australia for several hundred kilometers. They are named after Matthew Flinders, who explored much of southern Australia in 1801-3. The hills are rich in minerals (particularly copper and uranium) and of great scenic beauty, especially in the South Flinders Ranges northeast of Port Augusta and in Flinders Ranges National Park to the north of Hawker.