Troubridge Point is a headland in the
Australian state
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of
South Australia
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located on the south coast 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 ...
about south west 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 ...
. It is the western end of the opening to
Gulf St Vincent
Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger Sp ...
.
Description
Troubridge Point is about south west of Edithburgh. It is the most easterly point of the Yorke Peninsula coast that directly adjoins
Investigator Strait
Investigator Strait is a body of water in South Australia lying between the Yorke Peninsula, on the Australian mainland, and Kangaroo Island. It was named by Matthew Flinders after his ship, HMS ''Investigator'', on his voyage of 1801–1802. ...
. It is the termination for a pair of coastlines - one extending from
Cape Spencer in the west and the other extending from
Sultana Point from the north in
Gulf St Vincent
Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger Sp ...
. It is the western end of the opening to
Gulf St Vincent
Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger Sp ...
.
As of 2014, the point was located within the locality of
Honiton
Honiton ( or ) is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 11,822 (based on mid-year estimates for the two Honiton Ward ...
.
Formation, geology & oceanography
Troubridge Point was formed when the sea reached its present level 7,500 years ago after sea levels started to rise at the start of the
Holocene
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.
The cliff line which includes Troubridge Point consists of a sedimentary rock called Port Willinga Formation.
The water adjoining Troubridge Point drops to a depth of at the base of its cliff face.
Economic activity
As of 2014, the land adjoining Troubridge Point is used for
farming
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.
See also
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Troubridge Hill
Troubridge Hill is a hill on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia located in the locality of Honiton about south west of Edithburgh and about west of Troubridge Point. It was discovered, reported as being a ’ hummock u ...
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Troubridge Hill Lighthouse
Troubridge Hill Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Troubridge Hill on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about south west of Edithburgh and about west of Troubridge Point.
History
It was built as part of a project ...
References
Headlands of South Australia
Yorke Peninsula
Gulf St Vincent
Investigator Strait
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