Wool Bay, South Australia
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Wool Bay is a small town on the east coast of southern Yorke Peninsula
in South Australia
. Wool Bay is 215 kilometres by road from Adelaide
and approximately 70 kilometres west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent.
The coast at Wool Bay consists of cliffs with a sandy beach at their base. There is an old lime kiln in the cliffs. Wool Bay has a jetty which was used for loading lime onto boats, but is now used only for recreational fishing and recreational scuba diving. There is also a boat ramp on the beach.
Towns near Wool Bay include Edithburgh
, Yorketown
, Coobowie
and Stansbury
. Port Giles
is three kilometres south of Wool Bay.
Wool Bay is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula
, the South Australian House of Assembly
electoral district of Goyder
and the Australian House of Representatives
Division of Wakefield
.
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Wool Bay is 215 kilometres by road from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and approximately 70 kilometres west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent.
The coast at Wool Bay consists of cliffs with a sandy beach at their base. There is an old lime kiln in the cliffs. Wool Bay has a jetty which was used for loading lime onto boats, but is now used only for recreational fishing and recreational scuba diving. There is also a boat ramp on the beach.
Towns near Wool Bay include Edithburgh
Edithburgh, South Australia
Edithburgh is a small town on the south-east corner of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Edithburgh is about west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent, but away by road...
, Yorketown
Yorketown, South Australia
←Yorketown is a town in southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.Yorketown is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Goyder and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.-External links:*** Yorke Peninsula Visitor...
, Coobowie
Coobowie, South Australia
Coobowie is a small town at the south-eastern tip of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Coobowie was proclaimed in 1875. Coobowie comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "wild fowl water". At the 2006 census, Coobowie had a population of 408....
and Stansbury
Stansbury, South Australia
Stansbury is a small town, located in the southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Stansbury had a population of 522. It is located south of Minlaton and east of Yorketown. It faces the Gulf St Vincent across Oyster Bay, where shellfish were originally harvested in the...
. Port Giles
Port Giles, South Australia
Port Giles is the newest port on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, between Stansbury and Edithburgh. Port Giles is not a town, but simply a large jetty equipped for bulk handling of grain, operated by Flinders Ports, and a similarly large grain storage facility operated by ABB Grain...
is three kilometres south of Wool Bay.
Wool Bay is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula
District Council of Yorke Peninsula
The District Council of Yorke Peninsula is a local government area responsible for most of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The Council has 3 wards , Kalkabury, Gum Flat and Innes Pentonvale wards....
, the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
electoral district of Goyder
Electoral district of Goyder
Goyder is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a 10,406.4 km² rural electorate based around the Yorke Peninsula and taking in the towns of Ardrossan, Bute, Corny Point, Edithburgh, Maitland, Minlaton, Moonta, Owen, Port Wakefield,...
and the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
Division of Wakefield
Division of Wakefield
The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide, incorporating the outer northern suburbs of Salisbury and Elizabeth, and extending north as far as Clare. It covers the east coast of the Gulf St Vincent north of...
.