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Map the Miner - SA

Map the Miner

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -34.3521 138.906906

DMS: 34º 21' 7.56" S 138º 54' 24.86" E

UTM: 54 H 6196818mN 307493mE

Altitude: 247m

Address & Contact

9 Kernow Pl
Kapunda SA 5373

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Information

Map the Miner, also known as Map Kernow or the Son of Cornwall, is a 7-metre (23 ft) statue commemorating the Cornish mining history of the town of Kapunda in South Australia.

Built by Ben van Zetten, the statue stands to at the southern entrance to the town, and is regarded as one of Australia's Big Things. The statue was destroyed by fire in 2006, but it was rebuilt and rededicated 12 months later.

PlaceID	149574

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Nuriootpa at 02/08:00am CST

Distance from Map the Miner 16.48km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
7.2°C	6.1°C	87%	5.2°C	1032.9hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Nuriootpa Viticultural

Distance from Map the Miner 16.48km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.0	29.5	25.7	21.9	17.4	14.0	13.4	14.8	17.8	20.7	25.2	27.1
Mean Min. °C	14.5	14.6	11.7	8.9	6.7	5.1	4.5	5.0	6.8	8.1	11.0	12.4
Mean Rain mm	15.4	23.4	30.1	33.5	47.8	54.1	52.5	54.6	58.5	38.5	33.3	36.8