Cape Borda, South Australia

Cape Borda
South Australia
Cape Borda; South Australia
	Cape Borda Lighthouse
	Cape Borda
Coordinates	35°45′10″S136°35′36″E / 35.752910°S 136.593390°E Coordinates: 35°45′10″S136°35′36″E / 35.752910°S 136.593390°E
Population	10 (2016 census)
Established	2002
Postcode(s)	5223
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	192 km (119 mi) south-west of Adelaide ; 95 km (59 mi) west of Kingscote ;
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	Carnarvon
State electorate(s)	Mawson
Federal division(s)	Mayo
	Suburbs around Cape Borda:
Footnotes	Distances; Coordinates; Climate; Adjoining localities

Last updated January 24, 2023

Cape Borda is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.^[3]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the navigation aid within its boundaries - the Cape Borda Lightstation.^[2]

The major land uses within the locality includes conservation and primary production with the former land use including the following protected areas - the Flinders Chase National Park, the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and the Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area.^[8]^[2] Part of the southern boundary of Cape Borda is formed by the Playford Highway.^[2]

The locality includes the three following state heritage places - Harveys Return Cemetery, the Cape Borda Lighthouse and the Harveys Return Landing Site.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Cape Borda is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.^[6]^[5]^[2]

Harvey's Return cemetery
Harvey's Return plaque

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Borda". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result for "Cape Borda (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050434 ) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Hundreds"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
1 2 3 "Cape Borda, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
1 2 Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
↑ "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 263–269. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
↑ "Harveys Return Cemetery, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
↑ "Cape Borda Lighthouse (originally 'Flinders Light') and Keepers' Cottages, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
↑ "Harveys Return Landing Site, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Borda". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[PLB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result for "Cape Borda (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050434 ) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Hundreds"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[postcode-3] 1 2 3 "Cape Borda, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[4] "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[EDBC-5] 1 2 Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[AEC-6] 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

[7] "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[DP-8] "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 263–269. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[9] "Harveys Return Cemetery, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[10] "Cape Borda Lighthouse (originally 'Flinders Light') and Keepers' Cottages, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

[11] "Harveys Return Landing Site, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

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