Corny Point (South Australia)

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Corny Point
South Australia
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Corny point headland
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Corny Point
Coordinates 34°53′47″S137°0′34″E / 34.89639°S 137.00944°E / -34.89639; 137.00944 Coordinates: 34°53′47″S137°0′34″E / 34.89639°S 137.00944°E / -34.89639; 137.00944
Elevation16 m (52 ft) [1]
Location37 km (23 mi) north west of Warooka
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Narungga
Localities around Corny Point:
Spencer GulfSpencer GulfSpencer Gulf
Spencer GulfCorny Point Yorke Peninsula
Spencer Gulf Yorke PeninsulaYorke Peninsula

Corny Point is a headland located on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about 37 kilometres (23 miles) north west of the town of Warooka. The point is described as being "a sloping rocky double projection..." where the "coast on the N[orth] side is low and sandy whereas the coast on the S[outh] side is higher than the point itself." [2] It is the south headland of Hardwicke Bay. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 18 March 1802. The waters adjoining its shoreline are within the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park. Since 1882, it has been the site of a navigation aid in the form of a lighthouse. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Lighthouse as seen from the shore platform Corny Point South Australia.JPG
Lighthouse as seen from the shore platform

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lighthouse cottages Corny Point". The State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 197.
  3. South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 24, ISBN   978-0-7243-7603-2
  4. "Corny Point". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  5. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 201, ISBN   978-1-86254-680-6
  6. "MARINE PARK 12, Southern Spencer Gulf" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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