Cape Jaffa, South Australia

Cape Jaffa South Australia
New marina at Cape Jaffa, South Australia
Cape Jaffa Location in South Australia
Coordinates	36°57′12″S 139°40′24″E / 36.95333°S 139.67333°ECoordinates: 36°57′12″S 139°40′24″E / 36.95333°S 139.67333°E
Established	1998[1]
Postcode(s)	5275[2]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	245 km (152 mi) from Adelaide city centre 19 km (12 mi) from Kingston SE
LGA(s)	Kingston District Council[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[3]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.3 °C ^67 °F 10.3 °C ^51 °F 489.4 mm ^19.3 in
Localities around Cape Jaffa: Ocean Lacepede Bay Wangolina Ocean Cape Jaffa Wangolina Ocean Ocean Wangolina
Footnotes	Locations[1][2] Climatic data[5] Adjoining Localities[1]

Cape Jaffa is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the headland of Cape Jaffa on the state's south east coastline overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south west of the town centre of Kingston SE and about 245 kilometres (152 mi) south south-east of the Adelaide city centre.^[1][2][6][7]

The locality includes a settlement located on the north side of the headland overlooking Lacepede Bay which is also known as Cape Jaffa. The settlement includes a jetty and a marina. The locality includes part of the Bernouilli Conservation Reserve.^{[1][2][8][9][10][11]}

Cape Jaffa is located within the federal division of Barker, the state MacKillop and the local government areas of the Kingston District Council.^[1][3][4]

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  The Cape Jaffa jetty

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  The Cape Jaffa jetty

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  New marina at Cape Jaffa, South Australia

References

1. "Search result for " Cape Jaffa (LOCB)" (Record no SA0012214) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" "Road Labels " and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
2. "Cape Jaffa, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
3. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
4. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
5. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
6. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
7. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
8. "Development Plan, Kingston District Council Consolidated – 13 December 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 20, 107, 165 and 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
9. "Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
10. South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 6, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
11. "Cape Jaffa Anchorage". The Australian Marinas Guide. Retrieved 30 July 2014.