The
city of Adelaide,
capital of the territory of South Australia, was first established
in 1836 by free British settlers. It is now a city
of one million people and is the chief commercial,
cultural and administrative center of South Australia.
A beautiful coastal city bordered by the beach-lined
Gulf of St. Vincent to the West and the Mount Lofty
Ranges to the East, Adelaide's climate is typically
mediterranean with hot, dry summers, cool, damp winters
and distinct springs and autumns.
