Cape Jervis

This article is about the town in South Australia . For the nearby headland, see Cape Jervis (headland). For the nearby lighthouse, see Cape Jervis Lighthouse.
Cape Jervis
South Australia

Sealink Terminal, Cape Jervis
Cape Jervis
Coordinates 35°36′0″S 138°06′0″E / 35.60000°S 138.10000°ECoordinates: 35°36′0″S 138°06′0″E / 35.60000°S 138.10000°E
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 western tip of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia on the southern end of the Main South Road approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) 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. 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 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cape Jervis (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  2. ↑ Cape Jervis Postcode Australia Post
  3. ↑ Development Plan, Yankililla (DC) Consolidated – 10 January 2013 (PDF). page= 54/234: Government of South Australia. 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2010). Pub175, Sailing directions (enroute) north, west, and south coast of Australia (PDF) (10th ed.). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). p. 210. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jervis, Cape (The Manning Index of South Australian History)". The State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Towns". The District Council of Yankalilla. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cape Jervis (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Getting You to iconic Kangaroo Island". Sealink Travel Group. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Heysen Trail". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 November 2014.