Woomera
Appearance
Woomera (English: /ˈwʊmərə/) originally refers to:
- Woomera (spear-thrower), an Indigenous Australian spear-throwing tool
Woomera may also refer to:
Places
[edit]Australia
[edit]South Australia
[edit]- RAAF Woomera Range Complex, a major Australian military and civil aerospace facility and operation
- RAAF Base Woomera, an operational Royal Australian Air Force military airbase located within the RAAF Woomera Range Complex
- Woomera Launch Area 5, a rocket launch site on the RAAF Woomera Range Complex
- Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre (IRPC), a former immigration detention centre
- Woomera, South Australia, a gazetted locality; also known as "Woomera Village"
Elsewhere
[edit]- 11195 Woomera, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1999
- Woomera (crater), a crater on Mars
Technology
[edit]- Woomera protocol, is a VoIP tool allowing support of multiple VoIP protocols
Military
[edit]- CAC Woomera, a prototype bomber aircraft designed by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation during World War II
- HMAS Woomera, a vessel used for carrying armament and stores; in service from 1945 to 1960