Coffin Bay Peninsula
| Coffin Bay Peninsula South Australia | |
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 Coffin Bay photographed from the ISS with the peninsula being located to the south | |
  Coffin Bay Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 34°34′29″S 135°18′12″E / 34.57472°S 135.30333°E |
Coffin Bay Peninsula is a peninsula located at the south west end of
Coffin Bay which was named by Matthew Flinders on 16 February 1802, after Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet. While parts of its surface have been cleared and used for agricultural purposes in the past, it is currently occupied by the protected area, the Coffin Bay National Park.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Coffin Bay Peninsula". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ISBN 0-7243-7603-8
- ^ "Parks of the Coffin Bay Area Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2004. pp. 3 & 24. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Coffin Bay, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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