Cape Jervis

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Cape Jervis
South Australia
Sealink Port, Cape Jervis.jpg
Sealink Terminal, Cape Jervis
Cape Jervis is located in South Australia
Cape Jervis
Cape Jervis
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Population 295 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5204[2]
Location 108.4 km (67 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) District Council of Yankalilla
State electorate(s) Finniss
Federal Division(s) Mayo

Cape Jervis (postcode: 5204) is a town located near the South-western tip of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia on the southern end of the Main South Road approximately Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). south of Adelaide.[3]

It is named after the headland at the western tip[4] of Fleurieu Peninsula which was named by Matthew Flinders after John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent on 23 March 1802.[5]

It overlooks the coastline adjoining the following three bodies of water - Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait and Backstairs Passage. It also overlooks the following facilities both located at the headland of Cape Jervis - the Cape Jervis Lighthouse and the port used by Kangaroo Island SeaLink who operates the ferry service to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island.[6][7][8]

The population is approximately 300 people[1] and growing rapidly, with a new estate (Cape Jervis Heights) situated behind the main town.[citation needed] Cape Jervis is located within the local government area of the District Council of Yankalilla.[6]

Cape Jervis is the starting point for the Heysen Trail, a walking track of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). length which finishes at Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.[9] Venues of interest to visitors to the town include the Deep Creek Conservation Park, the Talisker Conservation Park and two nearby beaches - Morgan's Beach (with the remains of the trawler Ellen) and Fisheries Beach (with remains of an old whaling station).[6] Cape Jervis is also notable as a point of embarkment for fishing charters.[6]

References

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