Cape Jervis
- Local Government Area
- Yankalilla
- Postcode
- 5204
- Population
- 343
- Area
- 41.95 km²
- Coordinates
- -35.5942, 138.1330
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Cape Jervis
Cape Jervis is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located near the western tip of Fleurieu Peninsula on the southern end of the Main South Road approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide. It is named after the headland (also known by its Aboriginal name Parewarangk) at the western tip of Fleurieu Peninsula which was named by Matthew Flinders after John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent on 23 March 1802. It overlooks the coastline adjoining the following three bodies of water – Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait, and Backstairs Passage.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Silverton (SA) 4 km
- Delamere (SA) 7 km
- Rapid Bay 8 km
- Deep Creek (SA) 9 km
- Second Valley 12 km
- Wirrina Cove 15 km