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Woomera refers to Woomera (spear-thrower), an Indigenous Australian spear-throwing tool; other uses include:
Places
Australia
South Australia
- RAAF Woomera Range Complex (WRC), consists of the WMA and the WTR
- RAAF Base Woomera (WMA), consists of two main precincts 'Airbase' (aka 'Woomera Aerodrome') and 'Support Base' (aka 'Woomera Village')
- Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA), a prohibited area
- Woomera Test Range (WTR), a weapons testing range previously known as the Woomera Rocket Range
- Woomera Launch Area 5, a rocket launch site on the WTR
- Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre (IRPC), a former immigration detention centre
- Woomera, South Australia, a gazetted locality; also known as "Woomera Village"
Elsewhere
- 11195 Woomera, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1999
- Woomera (crater), a crater on Mars
Technology
- Woomera protocol, is a voip tool allowing support of multiple voip protocols
- CAC Woomera, a prototype bomber aircraft designed by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation during World War II
- HMAS Woomera, a vessell used for carrying armament and stores; in service from 1945 to 1960
See also
- All pages beginning with "Woomera"
- All pages with titles containing Woomera
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