Suburb of Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia
Flinders Chase is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located on the south-western coast of
Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in
Australia as the
Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the
Great Australian Bight .
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[9] It is located about 210 kilometres (130 miles) south-west of the state capital of
Adelaide .
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Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the
Flinders Chase National Park .
[1] Its northern boundary is formed by the
Playford Highway while its eastern boundary is formed by the West End Highway in the northern and by the Sanderson Fire Access Track in the south.
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The principal land use within the locality is
conservation with its full extent being occupied by the following
protected areas - the southern part of the Flinders Chase National Park in the south and the
Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area in the north.
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The locality includes the five following
state heritage places -
David Kilpatrick's Grave being the burial place of a passenger who survived the loss of the
barque ,
Loch Sloy in 1899 but died after reaching land, the
Rocky River Homestead , the
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse , the
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable and Store , and the
Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway and Store Ruin .
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Flinders Chase is located within the federal
division of Mayo , the state
electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the
Kangaroo Island Council .
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References
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"Search result for "Flinders Chase (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058416) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Road Labels" " . Property Location Browser .
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . Archived from
the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016 .
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017).
"Flinders Chase" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 12 February 2018 .
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"Flinders Chase, South Australia (Postcode)" . postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016 .
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"Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF) . The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016 .
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Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018 .
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"Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF) . Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
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"Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA (nearest station)" . Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016 .
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"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 29 December 2020 .
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"AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2013 .
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"Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area Management Plans" (PDF) . Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. pp. 5 & 6. Retrieved 1 May 2014 .
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"David Kilpatrick's Grave, Flinders Chase National Park" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016 .
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"Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016 .
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"Rocky River Homestead, Flinders Chase National Park" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016 .
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"Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National Park" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016 .
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"Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National Park" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016 .