__NOTOC__ Encounter Bay is a locality in the Australian state of

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located about south of the state capital of

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and about south-west of the municipal seat of Victor Harbor. It consists of land at the western end of

Encounter Bay Encounter Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south central coast about south of the state capital of Adelaide. It was named by Matthew Flinders after his encounter on 8 April 1802 with Nicolas Baud ...

partly overlooking the subsidiary bay of Rosetta Harbor and which includes the headland of

Rosetta Head Rosetta Head, known as Kongkengguwar by the Ramindjeri people but more commonly known as The Bluff, is a headland located on the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula in Encounter Bay, South Australia, within the local government area of the City o ...

(commonly known as ''The Bluff''). State Route B37 passes through the locality under the names of ''Waitpinga Road'' and ''Bay Road'', and forms part of the locality's boundary to the north-west. Encounter Bay's boundaries were created on 9 September 1993 for the "local established name". Land use is mainly residential with some land adjoining the suburb of Victor Harbor in the north-east being zoned for "light industry" and land at the locality's southern extremity being zoned for "primary industry". Rosetta Head which is located within the latter area is also listed as a state heritage place on the

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. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Encounter Bay had a population of 4901. Encounter Bay is located within the federal

division of Mayo The Division of Mayo is an Australian electoral division located to the east and south of Adelaide, South Australia. Created in the state redistribution of 3 September 1984, the division is named after Helen Mayo, a social activist and the fir ...

, the state

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and the local government area of the

City of Victor Harbor The City of Victor Harbor is a local government area of South Australia. It covers an area of along the coast, about south of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The council is responsible for the town of Victor Harbor, which contains ...

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