Tiparra Reef (also spell as Tipara) is a
reef
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located in
Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe and ...
in
South Australia
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about west of the town of
Port Hughes.
The reef is described as being "a bank of sand, in extent, with depths of less than , that lies in the middle of
Tiparra Bay" with a"limestone ledge, long in a N
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Media
* Radio y Televisión de Hidalgo, Mexico
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Universities
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Business
* Regular trading hours
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* Exchange symbol for VanEck Vectors Retail, an exchange-traded fund
Media
* Radio y Televisión de Hidalgo, Mexico
Other uses
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stof
Cape Elizabeth
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" (which is the southern headland of Tiparra Bay).
The limestone ledge was the site of an
operational lighthouse from August 1877 until 1995 when its service was largely replaced by a light tower located on
Warburto Point
Warburto Point is a headland located on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about south west of the town of Wallaroo. The point is described by one source as being ‘a rocky projection that extends about W(est) from the ...
about to the north-east. Much of the lighthouse structure remains in place along with a minor
navigation aid
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consisting of a flashing light.
References
External links
Kayak trip Tiparra reef South Australia 2011
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Spencer Gulf
Reefs of Australia