Sultana Point is a headland 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 near the south east tip of
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located northwest and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Strait ...
in the gazetted locality of
Sultana Point about south-southeast of the town of
Edithburgh
Edithburgh is a small town on the south-east corner of Yorke Peninsula situated on the coastline of Salt Creek Bay, in the state of South Australia. Edithburgh is about west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent, but away by road. At the 2016 ...
. The waters to its immediate east contain the shoal system known as the
Troubridge Shoals
Troubridge Island is an island located in the south west corner of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia near the eastern edge of the Troubridge Shoals off the east coast of Yorke Peninsula about southeast by east of the town of Edithburgh It i ...
. It is one of the natural features named after the ''Sultana'', a ship which was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals on 28 September 1849. The waters adjoining its shores are located within the boundaries of the
Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park
Lower may refer to:
*Lower (surname)
*Lower Township, New Jersey
*Lower Receiver (firearms)
*Lower Wick
Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eigh ...
.
See also
*
Sultana (disambiguation)
Sultana or Sultanah may refer to:
Plants
* Sultana (grape), a "white" oval seedless grape variety
* A type of raisin
Animals
* ''Sultana'' (gastropod), a genus of air-breathing land snails
* Western swamphen (also sultana bird), a "swamp hen" ...
References
External links
Beachsafe webpage for Sultana Point
Headlands of South Australia
Yorke Peninsula
Gulf St Vincent
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