Jussieu Peninsula

Jussieu Peninsula
South Australia

Curta Rocks, South Australia
Jussieu Peninsula
Coordinates 34°51′13″S 135°52′47″E / 34.85361°S 135.87972°E / -34.85361; 135.87972Coordinates: 34°51′13″S 135°52′47″E / 34.85361°S 135.87972°E / -34.85361; 135.87972

Jussieu Peninsula is a peninsula located at the south east end of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by Proper Bay and Spalding Cove within the natural harbour known as Port Lincoln to the north, Spencer Gulf to the east and the Great Australian Bight to the south. While it was first explored and mapped by Matthew Flinders during February 1802, Flinders did not name it. In 1913, the name proposed by François Péron and Louis de Freycinet from Baudin’s expedition when it visited later in 1802 was declared as the peninsula's official name by the Government of South Australia. Jussieu refers to the French botanist, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. While parts of its surface have been cleared and used for agricultural purposes in the past, it is currently occupied by two protected areas: the Lincoln National Park and the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area. [1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ Manning, Geoffrey H (2006), Manning's place names of South Australia from Aaron Creek to Zion Hill ([Extended and rev. ed.] ed.), Gould Books, p. 221, ISBN 978-0-947284-60-2
  2. ↑ "Lincoln National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2004. pp. 1 & 25. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area Management Plan," (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2005. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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