Point Sturt

Point Sturt
South Australia
Point Sturt
Coordinates 35°29′27″S 138°58′12″E / 35.49074°S 138.970050°E / -35.49074; 138.970050Coordinates: 35°29′27″S 138°58′12″E / 35.49074°S 138.970050°E / -35.49074; 138.970050
Postcode(s) 5256
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Alexandrina Council
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal Division(s) Mayo
Footnotes Coordinates[1]

Point Sturt is a peninsula and small town situated on the shores of Lake Alexandrina, around 6 km south of Milang, South Australia.

Early European settlers in the area include dairy cattle breeder John H. Yelland[2] and sheepfarmers George and William Pearce in 1855.

See also

References

  1. "Search result for "Point Sturt" (Locality Bounded)". Land services, Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. 15 Feb 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.


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