Cape Jaffa

This article is about the headland in South Australia. For the associated locality, see Cape Jaffa, South Australia.
Cape Jaffa
South Australia
Cape Jaffa
Coordinates 36°57′16″S 139°40′18″E / 36.95444°S 139.67167°E / -36.95444; 139.67167Coordinates: 36°57′16″S 139°40′18″E / 36.95444°S 139.67167°E / -36.95444; 139.67167
Location 20 km (12 mi) south west of Kingston SE

Cape Jaffa is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south end of Lacepede Bay on the state's south east coast about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south west of the town centre of Kingston SE. The cape is described as being ‘a low sandy point’ with ‘its sea face is about One nautical mile (1.9 km) long’ and having a ‘wooded range rises near the S(outh) part of the cape and reaches a height of 77 metres (253 ft) at Mount Benson, about 8.5 nautical miles (15.7 km) S(outh) E(ast)’. A settlement known as King’s Camp in some sources and as Cape Jaffa in other sources is located about 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) to the north west of the cape. This settlement includes a jetty fitted with a navigation aid and a marina. The southern coastline of the cape forms part of the Bernouilli Conservation Reserve.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2010). Pub175, Sailing directions (enroute) north, west, and south coast of Australia (PDF) (10th ed.). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). p. 216. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cape Jaffa". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 180, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  5. ↑ "Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cape Jaffa Anchorage". The Australian Marinas Guide. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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