Cape Jaffa is a headland in the Australian state of
South Australia
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located at the south end of
Lacepede Bay on the state's south east coast about south west of the town centre of
Kingston SE. The cape is described as being "a low sandy point" with "its sea face is about long" and having a "wooded range rises near the S
uthpart of the cape and reaches a height of at
Mount Benson, about S
uthE
st.
A
settlement known as King's Camp in some sources and as
Cape Jaffa in other sources is located about to the north west of the cape. This settlement includes a jetty fitted with a
navigation aid
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and a
marina
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A marina dif ...
. The southern coastline of the cape forms part of the
Bernouilli Conservation Reserve
Bernouilli Conservation Reserve is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the gazetted locality of Cape Jaffa about south west of the township of Kingston SE in the state's Limestone Coast region. The conservatio ...
.
See also
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Cape Jaffa Lighthouse
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse formerly located on Margaret Brock Reef near Cape Jaffa on the southeast coast of South Australia and whose tower has been located in the town of Kingston SE since 1976. The former lighthouse ...
References
External links
Cape Jaffa unpatrolled beachKings Camp unpatrolled beach
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