Johanna, Victoria

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Johanna
Victoria
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Johanna
Johanna, Victoria
Coordinates 38°45′0″S143°23′0″E / 38.75000°S 143.38333°E / -38.75000; 143.38333 Coordinates: 38°45′0″S143°23′0″E / 38.75000°S 143.38333°E / -38.75000; 143.38333
Population63 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3238
Location
LGA(s) Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal division(s) Corangamite
Localities around Johanna:
Lavers Hill Lavers Hill Wyelangta
Yuulong Johanna Glenaire
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Glenaire

Johanna is a small locality on the coast of Victoria, Australia located west of Cape Otway in the Colac Otway Shire. It is named after the schooner Joanna that was wrecked at the mouth of the Johanna River on 22 September 1843. [2] [3] [4]

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History

Johanna Post Office opened on 1 November 1913 and closed in 1967. [5]

The surfing beach at Johanna is a long stretch of beach breaks, or beach and reef, noted for its power and its reputation for rapid jumps in size (doubling over the space of just a few hours). [6] The Bells Beach Surf Classic competition has been moved from Bells Beach to Johanna on occasions when the surf at Bells has been flat (such as in 2003 and 2010). [7] The westerly-facing beach at Johanna picks up swells that miss Bells and the Surf Coast.

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Johanna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN   0-7270-0250-3.
  3. ↑ "Loss of the Joanna". Launceston Examiner. 7 October 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ↑ 100 Best Surf Spots in the World, Rod Sumpter, 2004, ISBN   0-7627-2598-2
  7. ↑ The 2003 ASP/WCT Rip Curl Pro: Round Three — Johanna Turns On at Surfing Magazine magazine


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