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Captain Charles Sturt Memorial Cairn - SA

Captain Charles Sturt Memorial Cairn

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -34.171181 140.750702

DMS: 34º 10' 16.25" S 140º 45' 2.53" E

UTM: 54 H 6218835mN 477024mE

Altitude: 22m

Address & Contact

Renmark

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Web: https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/exploration/display/97849-charles-sturt-

Information

The cairn commemorates explorer Captain Charles Sturt who passed Mulwala on his exploration journey along the Murray in 1838.

Charles Napier Sturt (1795 – 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River, which flows into the Southern Ocean. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that an "inland sea" was located at the centre of the continent. He reached the rank of Captain, served in several appointed posts, and on the Legislative Council.

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PlaceID	116874

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Renmark Airport at 02/12:30am CST

Distance from Captain Charles Sturt Memorial Cairn 7.45km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.3°C	0.2°C	66%	-2.4°C	1031.1hPa	0.0mm	SSW	4km/hr 2knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Renmark Aero

Distance from Captain Charles Sturt Memorial Cairn 7.45km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.6	32.7	28.7	24.5	20.0	16.8	16.2	18.6	22.0	24.8	28.9	31.0
Mean Min. °C	16.2	16.2	12.7	8.8	6.4	4.6	3.7	4.5	6.7	8.9	12.5	14.1
Mean Rain mm	18.1	20.0	13.7	16.2	16.2	21.9	20.9	21.9	23.7	27.0	22.8	23.3