Calca Peninsula (also known as Freeman Peninsula) is a peninsula in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

located on the west coast of

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...

in the locality of Sceale Bay about to about south-east of the town of

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. It extends in a south easterly direction from its connection to Eyre Peninsula and is bounded by

Searcy Bay Searcy may refer to: Places *Searcy, Arkansas, a town in White County, Arkansas, United States *Searcy Bay Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia *Searcy County, Arkansas, a county in north-central Arkansas, United States * Searcy H ...

and the

Great Australian Bight The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. Extent Two definitions of the extent are in use – one used by the International Hydro ...

to the west, Anxious Bay to the south east and Baird Bay to the north east. Its extremities include Point Labatt in the west and Cape Radstock in the south. Its name is derived from a local aboriginal word for

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s while its variant name, Freeman Peninsula, is derived from the Freeman family who held land on the peninsula until 1982. Its extent includes the following

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

s - Point Labatt Conservation Park and the southern end of the

Searcy Bay Conservation Park Searcy Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about south of Streaky Bay. It was proclaimed under the ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' in 2012 for the purpose of pro ...

. Since 2012, the waters adjoining its shoreline are within a habitat protection zone in the

West Coast Bays Marine Park West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

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