Port Elliot, South Australia
Port Elliot is a town in South Australia toward the eastern end of the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It is situated on the sheltered Horseshoe Bay, a small bay off the much larger Encounter Bay. Pullen Island lies outside the mouth of the bay. At the 2006 census, Port Elliot had a population of 1,754, although this section of the coast is now built up almost all the way from Goolwa to Victor Harbor.
| Port Elliot South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Horseshoe Bay taken from Freemans Nob, facing towards Commodore Point | |||||||||||||||
Port Elliot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′04″S 138°40′44″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,102 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | By 1852 (town) 9 September 1993 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5212 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 84 km (52 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||
| County | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Finniss | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Lady Bay is a small bay at the south-western end of Horseshoe Bay, past the jetty.
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