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DESCEIPTION OF THE LOCALITIES EEOM WHICH SPECIMENS OF PLANTS 
WEEE OBTAINED DURING THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN 
NORTHERN EXPEDITION. 
Dep6t Ckeek. 
A gum creek running out of tlie western side of the Flinders Range, which consists at this 
place of limestone overlaid by a hard silicious sandstone. Sandy Shales form the top of the range. 
S. Lat. 32-13. E. Long. 137-55. 
WlER A-WlEEALU. 
Smith’s Waterhole, situate in a creek running down a wide valley in Swinden’s stony table- 
land. Sandstone rock and shales from low cliffs at the water holes. 
S. Lat. 31-11. E. Long. 136-41. 
The Elizabeth. 
A creek in a considerable valley in the stony land. Scrubby sandridges occupy the eastern 
side of the valley, and the sod. generally is very sandy. A calcareous conglomerate occurs at one 
or two places in the bed of the creek, 
Lat. 31-10. Long. 137-11. 
Peenatty. 
A creek running into a large salt lagoon. There are high sandhills on the southern side of the 
creek and lower ones upon the northern side, with small flooded plains between, in which the creek 
forms a chain of water holes, generally dry, and surrounded by large gum trees. 
Lat. 21-29. Long. 137-20. 
Lake Haet. 
A large shallow salt lake amongst sand hills, with marl cliffs, containing much salt on the 
western side of the Lake. 
Lat. 31-12. Long. 136-13. 
Beda. 
A large creek with holes of salt water in it, nmning out of a range capped with very hard 
silicious sandstone, in nearly horizontal beds underlaid by shales, and at places salt marls. To the 
north of the creek is a considerable extent of sand hills and scrub, out of which rises Beda Hill, 
the remains of the stony table range. 
Lat. 31-52. Long. 137-33. 
Elindees Eanoe. 
Near Thompson’s Station, country the same as at Depot Creek. 
Say Lat. 32-15. Long. 187-56. 
N. E. < South Poetioh Lake Geegoey. 
Lake Gregory is a large shallow salt lake with testiary limestone cliffs ; the sod of the country 
in the neighborhood is for the most part a sandy marl. 
Lat. 29-12. Long. 137-0. 
Yandandaret. Emu Springs. 
A water hole in a creek near its entrance into a shadow salt lake. The creek at its upper 
end runs through a sandy valley, but lower dov n through sandstone gorges. 
Lat. 30-57. Long. 136-42. 
Maerty. 
A smaU vaUey with a clay pan in the bottom amongst sand hills and scrub. 
Lat. 30-36. Long.* 136-28. 
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Stuart’s Creek. 
A large creek running into Lake Gregory, with water holes of fresh water in its upper portion, 
and salt water below. The cliffs bounding the valley of the creek are of tertiary limestone. 
Lat. 29-41. Long. li^6-56. 
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