Location of Kanyaka
From
Hawker, 23.08kms SW (25.3kms, 20mins driving)
From
Quorn, 39.27kms NE (40.9kms, 32mins driving)
From
Port Augusta, 68.68kms NE (79.9kms, 1hr 12mins driving)
From
Yunta, 130.54kms NW (254kms, 3hrs 9mins driving)
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Description of Kanyaka
The Kanyaka ruins are of the once huge sheep run, Kanyaka Station in the pioneering era. In 1856 the Kanyaka Station leases totalled 365 square
miles or 240000 acres (945 square km or 94500 hectares).
In good seasons the property housed up to 70 workers and their families. The main homestead consisted of 16 rooms with 18 inch (46 cm) thick walls of stone and mortar construction.
One interpretation of the name "Kanyaka" appears to be from the aboriginal word "agnia", meaning a big stone or rock, and "ka" signifying surprise or wonder (possibly referring to the nearby "Death Rock" at Kanyaka Waterhole).
The earliest records show that the first Pastoral Lease of Kanyaka was to Hugh Proby on 1 July 1851. Proby's Grave is an historic attraction on the Arden Vale Road near
Quorn.
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Weather & Climate for Kanyaka
Closest Weather Station
Hawker at 06:00 22 Nov CDT
Distance from Kanyaka 24.21km NE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 15.0°C |
11.1°C |
89% |
13.2°C |
-hPa |
0.0mm |
SW |
26km/h
14knots |
-km/h
-knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Hawker
Distance from Kanyaka 24.21km NE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
33.9 | 33.4 | 30.2 | 25.4 |
20.2 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 17.8 |
21.5 | 25.6 | 29.1 | 31.9 |
| Mean Min. °C |
17.7 | 18.0 | 14.8 | 10.8 |
7.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
6.7 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 15.9 |
| Mean Rain mm |
20.3 | 20.6 | 16.3 | 19.7 |
30.9 | 38.6 | 34.2 | 32.5 |
28.1 | 24.9 | 22.3 | 21.6 |
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