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Wirrina Cove

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District Council of Yankalilla SA, PO Box 9, Wirrina Cove, SA 5204
08 8558 0200

Description

Wirrina Cove is a locality and holiday resort on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.

Wirrina Cove is a locality and holiday resort on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. It is located between the coastal towns of Second Valley and Normanville on Yankalilla Bay. The holiday resort was developed from around 1972, and is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Adelaide.

There are various overlapping names associated with the Wirrina Cove area recorded as being used by the Kaurna people before the British colonisation of South Australia: Congeratinga (with a creek now given that name), also spelt Kongaratinga, Yarnauwingga, and Anacotilla. The location is also associated with the Dreaming story of creator ancestor Tjilbruke.

Today, features at Wirrina cove include marina named Marina St. Vincent, the New Terry Hotel & Golf Resort, a variety of camping and other holiday accommodation at the Wirrina Cove Holiday Park other accommodation options.

Little Gorge, near which the HMAS Hobart Memorial Lookout is located, is north of the cove, on the road to Normanville.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 8.107 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 88 m

Population number: 135

Local Government Area: District Council of Yankalilla

Location

District Council of Yankalilla SA, PO Box 9, Wirrina Cove, SA 5204

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Wirrina Cove, South Australia

Wirrina Cove - Localista

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