Cape Spencer (South Australia)

Cape Spencer
South Australia
Path to Cape Spencer lighthouse, Innes National Park
Cape Spencer is located in South Australia
Cape Spencer
Cape Spencer
Coordinates35°18′0″S 136°53′0″E / 35.30000°S 136.88333°E / -35.30000; 136.88333
Elevation79 m (259 ft)[1]
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.3 °C
69 °F
12.9 °C
55 °F
435.2 mm
17.1 in
FootnotesClimate[2]
Innes National Park, looking west towards Cape Spencer

Cape Spencer is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south west tip of Yorke Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Inneston. It was named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer by Matthew Flinders during March 1802. It has been the site of an operating navigation aid since 1950 and has been located within the Innes National Park since 1970.

  1. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 196.
  2. ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics STENHOUSE BAY". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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