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The following index is provided as an overview of and topical guide to recreational dive sites:
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- 1 2 Bryars, Simon (2014). Nearshore seagrass and reef condition in Yankalilla Bay (Report). Report to the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
- ↑ "Map of Yankalilla Bay, SA". Bonzle. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ Tanner, J.E.; Theil, M.J. (April 2016). Seagrass biodiversity surveys in Yankalilla Bay. Final report prepared for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board (Report). SARDI Publication No. F2016/000099-1; SARDI Research Report Series No. 890. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences).
- ↑ "Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database: View Shipwreck - Hobart". Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment . Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ "Yankalilla Bay Ships' Graveyard". Government of South Australia. Department for Environment and Water. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ "HMAS Memorial Lookout". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
