Cape Jaffa is a headland in the Australian state of
South Australia
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located at the south end of
Lacepede Bay
Lacepede Bay (french: Baie Lacépède) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast about northwest of Mount Gambier and about southeast of Adelaide. It was named in 1802 by the Baudin expedit ...
on the state's south east coast about south west of the town centre of
Kingston SE
Kingston SE (Kingston South East to distinguish it from Kingston-on-Murray) formerly Kingston is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east coastline on the shores of Lacepede Bay. It is located about ...
. The cape is described as being "a low sandy point" with "its sea face is about long" and having a "wooded range rises near the S
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Universities
* University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
* University of Texas at Houston (School of Public Health, Medical School, Dental Branch, ...)
* University of Thessaly, Greek University
* Universidad Tec ...
part of the cape and reaches a height of at
Mount Benson, about S
uth UTH or Uth may refer to:
Universities
* University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
* University of Texas at Houston (School of Public Health, Medical School, Dental Branch, ...)
* University of Thessaly, Greek University
* Universidad Tec ...
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settlement
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known as King's Camp in some sources and as
Cape Jaffa
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 south west of the town centre of Kingston SE. The cape is described as being "a low sandy point" ...
in other sources is located about to the north west of the cape. This settlement includes a jetty fitted with a
navigation aid
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and a
marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
. The southern coastline of the cape forms part of the
Bernouilli Conservation Reserve.
See also
*
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse
References
External links
Cape Jaffa unpatrolled beachKings Camp unpatrolled beach
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