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
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
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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 differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
. The southern coastline of the cape forms part of the
Bernouilli Conservation Reserve.
See also
*
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse
References
External links
Cape Jaffa unpatrolled beachKings Camp unpatrolled beach
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