Explore Strzelecki Desert, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Strzelecki Desert, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Strzelecki Desert, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Strzelecki Desert and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Strzelecki Desert.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Strzelecki Desert |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -28.70214 |
| Longitude | 139.58499 |
| Area | 6622.8 km² |
| Postcode | 5731 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 698 km north |
Strzelecki Desert is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 6622.8 km². It lies approximately 698 km north of Adelaide. Strzelecki Desert is located at 28.7021°S, 139.5850°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5731. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Strzelecki Desert is a place where the earth breathes in slow, deliberate sighs of ochre and rust. It lies 658.5 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 338°T), and is situated 153.5 km south-west of Innamincka. Vast plains of spinifex grass, a tough, resilient carpet, stretch to horizons that blur into a pearlescent haze under a sun that demands respect. Ancient, weathered rock formations, sculpted by aeons of wind and the rare, heavy rains, punctuate the landscape, their shadows lengthening dramatically as the day wanes, painting the sand in hues of violet and deep crimson. The air here is thin and dry, carrying the faint, dry scent of saltbush and the distant whisper of wind through sparse mulga scrub, a constant reminder of the sheer, unyielding power of this arid expanse.
The history of Strzelecki Desert is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have sought to carve a living from its challenging terrain. For generations, Indigenous peoples have traversed these lands, their knowledge of its subtle rhythms and hidden water sources a testament to a profound connection. Later, pastoralists arrived, their vast sheep stations a bold, often precarious, attempt to harness the land's sparse bounty, a legacy that continues to shape the sparse economy, with wool still a vital, if hard-won, product. The discovery of minerals, particularly copper and gold in neighbouring regions, has occasionally brought fleeting booms, but the soul of Strzelecki Desert remains tied to the enduring, quiet labour of those who understand its vast, untamed beauty.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Strzelecki Desert, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Strzelecki Desert includes the postcode (5731), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Strzelecki Desert is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |