West Cape is a headland located on the west coast of the
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located northwest and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Strai ...
in
South Australia
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in the gazetted locality of
Inneston about west of the town of
Marion Bay. It is the most westerly point of Yorke Peninsula. Since 1970, the headland has been located within the
Innes National Park while the waters adjoining its shoreline have been located within the
Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
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since 2012. Since 1980, it has been the site of a
navigation aid
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in the form of a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
.
References
Headlands of South Australia
Yorke Peninsula
Spencer Gulf
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