Troubridge Hill

Troubridge Hill
Troubridge Hill

South Australia, Australia

Elevation 31 m (102 ft)[1]
Location
Coordinates 35°9′58″S 137°38′25″E / 35.16611°S 137.64028°ECoordinates: 35°9′58″S 137°38′25″E / 35.16611°S 137.64028°E[2]

Troubridge Hill is a hill on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) south west of Edithburgh and about 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) west of Troubridge Point. It was discovered, reported as being a ’hummock upon this low part (of the coatline)’ and named by Matthew Flinders on 24 March 1802 after Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet. Since 1980, it has been the site of an operating lighthouse known as the Troubridge Hill Lighthouse. Its adjoining coastline borders a protected area of the same name - the Troubridge Hill Aquatic Reserve.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Troubridge Hill Aquatic Reserve

The Troubridge Hill aquatic reserve immediately adjoins the coastline at Troubridge Hill. It was declared in 1983 for the ‘protection of marine habitat and associated organisms and for education and recreation purposes.’ The collection or removal of any marine organism is prohibited with the exception of organisms collected by line fishing. The following activities are permitted - boating, diving and swimming. The reserve extends seaward for a distance of about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from the coastline between Suicide Point to the west of Troubridge Hill to a point on the coast about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of Troubridge Hill. The wrecksite of the SS Clan Ranald is located within the reserve.[8][7][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, p. Chart 21, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
  2. ↑ "Troubridge Hill". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Department of Marine and Harbors (1991). South Australia, Gulf of St Vincent, Edithburgh, Small Boat Chart, Scale 1:50,000).
  4. ↑ Flinders, Matthew (1966) [1814]. A Voyage to Terra Australis : undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803 in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland Schooner; with an account of the shipwreck of the Porpoise, arrival of the Cumberland at Mauritius, and imprisonment of the commander during six years and a half in that island. (Facsimile ed.). Adelaide; Facsimile reprint of: London : G. and W. Nicol, 1814 ed. In two volumes, with an Atlas (3 volumes): Libraries Board of South Australia. p. 253. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Manning, Geoffrey. "Troubridge". The State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Troubridge Hill Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Troubridge Hill (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
  8. ↑ "Summary of SA Marine Protected Areas by Type (see 'SA Reserve List' tab)". Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2014.